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REVISED REPORT 



OF THE 



SELECT COMMITTEE 



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TOGETHER WITH THE 



ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS, 



AS REPORTED TO THE 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



OF THE 



COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. 



' Wheresoever throughout the civilized world the accounts of this great warfare are read, and dowa to 
the latest period of recorded time, in the glorious annals of our common country there will he no hrrf hiev 
jiagc than that which relates Thb Battles op Getttsbubo."— Evekett. 



HARRISBTJRG: 

SINQERLY & MYERS, STATE PRINTERS, 
1866. 

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In the House op Representatives,} 
Thursday, January 19, 1865, j 

Eesolved, That a committee of three members be appointed to revise the 
report on the Gettysburg Cemetery, and superintend the publication of ten 
thousand copies, nine thousand five hundred for the use of this House, and 
five hundred for the use of the Governor. 

Ordered, That Messrs. Lee, Nelson and Slack be the said committee. 



In the Senate, March 14, 1865, 

Resolved, That five thousand copies of the report of the committee on 
the Gettysburg Cemetery be printed for the use of the Senate, and five hun- 
dred copies for the use of David Wills, State Agent at Gettysburg. 



REPORT 



In thb House op Representatives,) 
Habeisbueg, March 23, 1865. f 

Mr. Lee, from the commtttee appointed under the following resolution, 
passed January 19, 1865, to wit : 

" Resolved, That a committee of three members be appointed to revise 
the report of the Gettysburg Cemetery, and superintend the publication of 
ten thousand copies, nine thousand five hundred for the use of this House, 
and five hundred for the use of the Grovemor," made report : 

That they have subjected said r&port to a thorough revision, and have 
made such alterations as, in their judgment, were necessary to perfect the 
work, and have made such arrangements as will secure to each member his 
due proportion, at as early a day as the nature of the work will permit it 
to be issued. 

EDWARD a LEE, 
W. M. NELSON, 
ALFRED SLACK, 

Committee. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



EEPORT OF COMMITTEE 
On Soldiers' National Cemetery) made January 7, 1S64. 



Mr. Lee, from tlie special committee, to whom was referred so much of 
the Govomor's annual message to the Legislature of the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania, re&d January 7, 1864-, as relates to the Gettysburg Cemetery, 
made report : 

That they visited the grounds recently purchased by the State of Penn- 
sylvania for the purpose of establishing a National Cemetery, in which to 
re-inter the bodies of our soldiers, who fell In the memorable three days' con- 
flict at Gettysburg, and found in progress active and judicious efforts, under 
comj)etent and constant supervision, to have all the bodies of the Union 
soldiers, known and unknown, transferred to this, their final resting place. 

In view of the general interest manifested for this institution, your com- 
mittee felt that they were charged with the responsible duty of preparing a 
detailed history of this cemetery and its purposes. 

The interventk)n of obvious difficulties to the completion of this work, by 
your committee, in a satiefaotory manner, suggested the propriety of in- 
voking the services of David Wnxs, Eeq., of Gettysburg, Commissioner for 
Pennsylvania, who, having in his possesion all the facts necessary to an 
adequate deecription of the time, place and circumstances connected with 
this laudable enterprise, coupled with an intense and ardent devotion to its 
every detail, kindlj consented to relieve their labors, by furnishing the fol- 
lowing repiete and deeply interesting history of the Soldiers' Natiohal 
CEMETaaY, which^ tojgether with the act of incorporation, approved by the 
Governor on the twenty- fifth day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hun- 
dred and sixty-four, your committ.ee desire to present as embodying tJieir 
report. 

AH of which is respectftilly submitted, 

(Signed) EDWARD G. LEE, 

L. b: LABAR, 
T. J. BOYEn, 
laAIAH WHITE, 
H. B. BOWMAN. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



REPORT OF DAYID WILLS, 

[Made to the Committee oi ihe Legislature of the Session or 1864.] 



To the Honor able, the Gommitlee of the House of Representatives of the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the Soldiers^ National Cemetery, at 
Gettysburg : 

Gentlemen : — In obedience to your request, I have the honor to submit 
the following report on the subject of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, 
at Gettysburg : 

The design of locating a place for the decent interment of the remains of 
our soldiers who fell in defence of the Union, in the battle of Gettysburg, 
was originated soon after that bloody conflict, in July last ; but was not con- 
summated by the purchase of the grounds for the purpose until A ugust. A 
persistent effort was made by persons here, to have the soldiers buried in 
grounds controlled by the local cemetery association of this place. The 
plan proposed having the burials made at a stipulated price, to be paid the 
cemetery association. Failing in this project, these persons endeavored to 
connect the two cemeteries, so that they should both be in one enclosure, 
and all under the control, supervision, and management of the local ceme- 
tery association. As the agent of His Excellency, the Governor of Penn- 
sylvania, I was in communication, by letter, and personally, f©r some time, 
with the representatives and citizens of other States, in reference to this 
proposed plan, and all were of the decided opinion that the Soldiers' Ceme- 
tery should be entirely distinct and disconnected from the local cemetery ; 
that, to ensure success in obtaining concert of action among all the States, 
it must be made an independent cemetery, and the control and management 
of it be retained by the States interested. This whole matter was very 
thoroughly and impartially canvassed and discussed, and this conclusion 
arrived at and adopted. The grounds were subsequently laid out, and the 
burials made in view of the National character of the project. 

His Excellency, Gov. Curtin, having authorized me to buy grounds, and 
invite the other States interested to unite in the removal of the dead, and 
improving the grounds, I immediately endeavored to purchase land on 
Cemetery Hill, and, after much difficulty, succeeded in buying five different 
lots lying on Cemetery Hill, on the west side of the Baltimore turnpike, 



8 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. • 

adjoiniag the local cemetery on the north and west. It is the ground od 
which the ceutre of our line of battle rested July 2d and 3d, and one of the 
most prominent and important positions on the whole battle field. The lots 
were purchased for different prices per acre, according to their location, but 
all at a very reasonable market price. Two lots were bought at the rate of 
$225 per acre ; one for $200 per acre ; one for $150 per acre, and one for 
$135 per acre. The whole embraces about seventeen acres, and for the 
exact area and amount in each purchase, I refer you to the deeds on file la 
the Auditor General's office. 

The cemetery having assumed a National character, by being independent 
of any local controlling influences, the Governors of all the States having 
soldiers lying on this battle field, after much correspondence and conference 
through commissioners sent here for the purpose, committed their States to 
the project. I then made arrangements with Mr. William Saunders, an 
eminent landscape gardener, to lay out the grounds in State lots, appor- 
tioned in size according to the number of marked graves each State had 
on this battle field. This number was obtained by having a thorough 
search made for all the graves, and a complete list of the names accurately 
taken. The grounds were accordingly very neatly and appropriately laid 
out, and I refer you to the map of them. 

To preserve their identity, I deemed it very important to have the re- 
movals of the dead made as soon as possible. The marks at the graves 
were but temporary ; in many instances, a small rough board, on which the 
name was feintly written with a lead pencil. This would necessarily be 
effaced by the action of the weather, and the boards were also liable to be 
thrown down and lost. The graves which were unmarked were in many 
instances level with the surface of the earth, and the grass and weeds were 
growing over them ; and in the forests, the fall of the leaves in the autumn 
would cover them so that they might be entirely lost. I, therefore, issued 
proposals for giving out the contract for disinterring, removing and burying 
in the National Cemetery, all the Union dead on this battle field. Thirty- 
four bids v/ere handed in, varying, in amount, from $1 59 to $8. I awarded 
the work to F. W. Bieskobler, the lowest bidder, for $1 59 per body. His 
duties are fully set forth in the specifications, which are embodied in the 
contract. I take pleasure in saying, that the work under this contract has 
been done with great care and to my entire satisfaction. This is owing in 
port to the great care and attention bestowed by Mr. Samuel Weaver, whom 
I employed to superintend the exhuming of the bodies. Through his un- 
tiring and faithful efforts, the bodies in many unmarked graves have been 
identified in various ways. Sometimes by letters, by papers, receipts, cer- 
tificates, diaries, memorandum books, photographs, marks on the clothing, 
belts, or cartridge boxes, &c., have the names of the soldiers been dis- 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETEHY. 9 

covered. Money, and other valuables, have frequently been found, which, 
where the residence of the friends is known, have been immediately sent to 
them. Those not returned to the friends are carefully packed up and marked, 
and every effort will be made to find the friends of the deceased and place 
these articles in their possession. Words would fail to describe the grateful 
relief that this work has brought to many a sorrowing household ! A father, 
a brother, a son has been lost on this battle field, sujjjjosed to be killed, but 
no tidings whatever have the bereaved friends of him. Suddenly, in the 
progress of this work, his remains are discovered by sure marks, letters 
probably, photographs, &c., and they are deposited in a coffin with care, and 
buried in this very appropriate place, on the battle field where he fell, the 
SoLDiEfis' National Cemetery. There his grave will be properly cared for 
and permanently marked. The friends, who have probably written me 
several letters of inquiry, are immediately informed of the di^overy. What 
a relief from agonizing hope and despair such certain information brings ! 

After purchasing the grounds, I made application to the Secretary of War 
for coffins for the burial of these dead, and he at once approved of the ap- 
plication, and directed the Quartermaster General to furnish the number 
required for the purpose. 

These cemetery grounds were solemnly dedicated to their present sacred 
purpose, by appropriate and imposing ceremonies, on Thursday, the 19th 
of November last. The public prints of that week contained full accounts 
of the proceedings. I refer you, also, to the accompanying proceedings, 
embraced in thi^ volume. 

1 requested the Governors of the several States, having lots in the ceme- 
tery, to appoint commissioners to assemble at Harrisburg, on the 17th of 
December last, to adopt some uniform plan for the action of the Legisla- 
tures of the different States, Twelve States were represented, and the 
other five signified, in advance, their assent to any reasonable action of the 
convention. I herewith refer you to the report of the proceedings of the 
convention. The estimated expenses of finishing the cemetery, are $63,500, 
and it is proposed to divide this sum among the different States having 
lots in the cemetery, in the ratio of their representation in Congress. 

The Legislatures of the other States are acting in this matter, and making 
the appropriations in the proportions as above indicated. Besides making 
this appropriation, an additional duty devolves upon the Legislature of Penn- 
sylvania. For the management and care of the grounds, and the completion 
of the work, it is necessary to have a corporate body, and the State of Penn- 
sylvania is requested, through her Legislature, to establish, by her letters 
patent, this corporation of " The Soldiers' National Cemetery, This should 
be done without delay. It will necessarily require some time for the board 
of managers to meet and organize, and in the meantime the work which 



10 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

should be progressiug is delayed. It is especially desirable that the Legis- 
lature act u[)on this matter at once, so that the organization may be per- 
fected. Upon this board of managers, composed of one from each State 
having soldier- dead here, will devolve the completion of the project, and 
the future care of the grounds, 

I herewith submit a list of the names of the soldiers buried in the Penn- 
sylvania lot. The whole number is five hundred and one (501.) The total 
number buried in the cemetery, is thirty-five hundred and twelve (3,512.) 
I also submit a list giving the number buried in each State lot, and in the 
grounds set apart for the Regulars and the Unknown. 

I also submit, herewith, for your satisfaction, the following interesting re- 
ports : First — that of Mr. William Saunders, the designer of the grounds. 
Second — the report of Samuel Weaver, the superintendent of the exhuming 
of the bodies^ Third — the report of Joseph S. Townsend, the superinten- 
dent of interments in the cemetery, and the surveyor. I also transmit the 
names of persons upon whose bodies articles were found, referred to in Mr 
Weaver's report, containing a description of the articles obtained. 

All of which is respectfully submitted. 

DAVID WILLS. 
Agent for A. G. Curtin, Governor of Penn^a. 

Gettysburg, March 21, 1864-. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 11 



SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF DAVID WILLS, 

[Made to the Committee of the Legislature of 1865.] 



To the Honorable, the Committee of the House of Representatives of the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a2)pointed to revise the report of the 
C<ymmittee relative to the Soldiers' National Cemetbey, made March 
31, 1864.. 

Gentlemen : — At your suggestion, I take pleasure in submitting the fol- 
lowing additional facts in reference to the Soldiers' National Cemeteey. 

In the month of April last, (1864,) the commissioners (one from each 
State) met and organized, in accordance with the provisions of the act of 
Assembly of this Commonwealth incorporating the Soldiers' National 
Cemetery, and elected David Wills, of Pennsylvania, President, and John 
R. Baetlett, of Rhode Island, Secretary. • 

Arrangements were then made for commencing the work of enclosing the 
grounds, and an Executive Conmiittee was appointed, to whom was referred 
the details of the work. 

The Bofird met again in June, and a large number of designs for a monu- 
ment, to be erected in the Cemetery, was submitted to them. These de- 
signs were obtained from the best artists in the country, by a committee 
appointed for that purpose, who advertised for them through the press. 
After mature deliberation, the board adopted the design proposed by J. Gr. 
Batterson, of Hartford, Connecticut. I herewith submit a lithograph, to- 
gether with an artistic description of the adopted design. The board lias 
not yet entered into a contract for the construction of this monuin;ent, but 
expect to do so during this year. 

The enclosure around the cemetery grounds is nearly completed. It eon- 
sists of a well built stone wall, surmounted with heavy dressed capping 
atone. This wall extends along the south, west and north sides of the 
grounds. The division fence between the Soldiers' National Cemetery 
and the local cemetery, is of iron, and is already put up complete. The fcon 
fence and gate way is of ornamental iron work, and ready to put up, as 
soon as the weather will admit of it. The gate lodge is also built. 

The grounds have been graded and prepared for the planting of the trees, 
in part, this spring. They cannot all be planted, until the work of eon- 



12 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

structing the monument and headstones is finished. A contract has been 
entered into for putting up the headstones, and the work has been com- 
menced. It is a large contract, costing over $20,000 00, and will take 
a year to complete. When finished, it will make a most permanent and 
durable piece of work. The report of William Saunders, accompanying 
my report made to the committee last winter, explains the manner of put- 
ting up these headstones. 

The amount of money drawn from the diflferent States, up to the 30th of 
la.st Noveml>er, was $28,045 95, and the amount expended to the sau^e date, 
was §23,851 09. A detailed report of the receipts and expenditures was 
made by the Board, and a copy thereof sent to each of the Governors of 
the several States, represented in the Cemetery. I refer you to this report, 
on file in the Executive Chamber, for further details. 

I herewith furnish you with a complete list of the names of the dead, 
buried in the Soldiers' National Cemetery, so far as the bodies were iden- 
tified After a laborious correspondence, and through the aid of the differ- 
ent members of the Board, I have made many corrections in the spelling of 
the names, and in the number of the regiment and letter of the company of 
the deceased soldier ; but there are doubtless still some inaccuracies in the 
list. I respectfully suggest that you have this whole list printed in your 
report. These men came here from the east and from the west, stood side 
by side, and fought and fell in one common cause and for one common 
couutiy, irrespective of State organizations or geographical lines, and their 
dust is now in common, mouldering together on this National Battle Field. 
Then let their names all be published together in your report, and make 
one record. Well was it said by the lamented Everett, as he stood over 
these honored graves, "All time is the millenium of their glory." Their 
names and the record of their deeds, will make one of the brightest pages 
of the history of this great struggle ; and they are worthy of all being 
written in letters of gold. 

DAYID WILLS, 

Commissioner for Pennsylvania. 
Gettysburg, March 6, 1865. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 13 



MEMBERS 

Of the Board of Managers of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, /or 1865 

B. W. NoRRis, Maine. 
Ira Perley, New Hampshire. 
Paul Dillingham, Vermont. 
Henry Edwards, Massachusetts. 
John R. Bartlett, Rhode Island. 

A. G. Hammond, Connecticut. 

B. H. M'Citrdy, New York. 
Levi Scobey, New Jersey. 
David Wills, Pennsylvania. 
William Townsend, Delaware. 

B. Deford, Maryland. 

C. D. Hubbard, West Virginia. 
Gordon Lofland, Ohio. 

J. G. Stephenson, Indiana. 
/ C. E. Carr, Illinois. 

T. W. Ferry, Michigan. 
W. Y. Selleok, Wisconsin. 
Alexander Ramsey, Minnesota. 

OFFICERS. 

President, David Wills. 
Secretary, John R. Bartlett. 
Treasurer, S. R. Russell. 



14 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



• SPECIFICATIONS 

For proposals invited to he handed in at my office in Gettysburg, up to the 
22d inst. , at 12 o^clock, noon, for the two contracts referred to in the adver- 
tisement of this date, {Oct. 15, 1863.) 

First. — For the exhuming and removal to the Soldiers' J^ational Ceme- 
tery, of the dead of the Union army, buried on the Gettysburg battle fi^ld, 
and at the several hospitals in the vicinity : — 

The party taking this contract shall receive the coffins at the railroad sta- 
tion, in Gettysburg, and only take them to the field as fast as used each day. 

He shall go upon the premises where the dead are buried, under the direc- 
tion of the perpon having the superintendence — doing as little damage as 
possible — and where an enclosure is thrown open, he shall re- place it. He 
shall open up the grave or trench where the dead are buried, and carefully 
take out the remains and place them in a coffin, and screw down the lid 
tight, and nail the head-board, where the grave has been marked, carefully 
on the lid of the coffin. He shall then re-place all blankets, &c., that may 
have been taken out of the grave and not put around the body, back in the 
grave, and close it up, neatly leveling it over. 

He shall transport the remains thus secured to the grounds selected for 
their burial, on the south side of the borough of Gettysburg, and deposit 
them at f:uch a place on the grounds as may be designated by the person 
having th? superintendence of the removals and re-interments. 

He shall remove as many bodies to the grounds per day as shall be order- 
ed by the person in charge, not exceeding one hundred bodies per day. 

He shall exhume all bodies designated by the person in charge, and none 
others ; and when ordered, he shall open up graves and trenches for per- 
sonal inspection of the remains, for the purpose of ascertaining whether 
they are bodies of Union soldiers, and close them over again when ordered 
to do so. 

He shall stipulate the price per body, at which he will contract to per- 
form the work as above set fortk Payment will be made on Saturday 
evening of every week for the full amount of the work done. 

Bonds will be required in the sum of three thousand dollars for the fUtth- 
ful performance of the contract, with two or more sureties, to be approved 
by David Wills. 

He will commence the work on the t6th of October, inst, privilege being 
reserved to order a postponement of the time to a day not later than Nov. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 15 

1st, next. The right is also reserved to order a total suspension of the work 
at the time of the consecration of the grounds, and on Thanksgiving day. 

Second. — For the digging of the graves in the cemetery, putting in the 
bodies, building a stone foundation for the headstones, and burying the 
bodies : — 

The graves shall be dug where designated by the superintendent in 
charge. . They shall be dug in trenches, and the coffins placed in them side 
by side, of the number in each trench designated by the plot of the grounds. 
They shall be three feet in depth from the surface of the ground, and of the 
length of the coffin. At the head of each trench, there shall be an offset 
dug in the earth of the width of twenty inches, and of the depth of two 
feet from the surface of the ground. On this offset a stone wall, of dry 
masonry, shall be substantially built of stone found on the ground, at such 
places as may be designated by the person in charge, eighteen inches in 
height, or within six inches of the surface of the ground. 

The coffins shall then be placed in the grave, side by side, as ordered by 
the superintendent — the head-board of each one nailed upright against the 
head of the coffin, and of sufficient height above the ground not to con- 
ceal the lettering when the grave is filled up. The grave must then be 
filled up a sufficient height, in the opinion of the superintendent, to prevent 
settling below the surface. 

He shall bury as many per day as may be brought to the cemetery, not 
to exceed one hundred bodies ; and no bodies shall be left unburied over 
night. 

The work shall be commenced on the 26th of October, inst., privilege be- 
ing reserved to order a postponement of the time to a day not later than 
November 1st, next. The right is also reserved to order a total suspension 
of the work at the time of the consecration of the grounds, and on Thanks- 
giving day. 

The person proposing to take this contract shall stipulate the price per 
body at which he will contract to perform the work as above set forth. — 
Payment will be made on Saturday evening of every week, for the full 
amount of the work done. 

Bonds will be required in the sum of three thousand dollars for the faith- 
ful performance of the contract, with two or more sureties, to be approved 
of by David Wills. 

DAYID WILLS, 
Ageni for A. Q. Cubtin, Gov. of Fenn'a, 

Gettysburg, October 15, 1863. 

Note. — The two contracts above referred to were united in one, at $1 59 

for the whole. 



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SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



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Haerisburg, December 17, 1863. 

The Commissioners appointed by the Governors of the dififerent States, 
which have soldiers buried in the Soldiers' National Cemetery, at Gettys- 
burg, Pa., met at the Jones House, in llarrisburg, Pa., at 3 o'clock, P. M., 
on the 17th of December, 1863. 

The following named Commissioners were present, viz : 

Hon. B. W. NoRRis, of Maine. 

Hon. L. B. Mason, of New Hampshire. 

Mr. Henry Edwards, of Massachusetts. 

Mr. Alfred Coit, of Connecticut. 

Hon. Levi Scobey, of New Jersey. 

Mr. David Wills, of Pennsylvania. 

Col. James Worrall, of Pennsylvania. 

CoL John S. Berry, of Maryland. 

Mr. L. W. Brown, of Ohio. 

Col. Gordon Lofland, of Ohio. 

Col. John G. Stephenson, of Indiana. 

Mr. W. y. Selleck, of Wisconsin. 

On motion of Col. Lofland, of Ohio, Mr. David Wills, of Pennsylvania, 
was elected Chairman of the Convention. 

On motion of Col. Stephenson, of Indiana, Mr. W. Y. Selleck, of Wis- 
consin, was elected Secretary of the Convention. 

Aft«r some discussion by the members of the Convention, Col. Stephenson, 
of Indiana, moved that a committee of four, of which the President of this 
Convention be one, be appointed for the purpose of preparing and putting 
in appropriate shape the details of the plan in reference to the Soldiers' Na- 
tional CExMetery, at Gettysburg, Pa., to be presented to the Convention for 
their action, which was carried. The committee was appointed as follows : 

Chairman, Col. John G. Stephenson, of Indiana; Mr. Henry Edwards, 
of Massachusetts, Hon. Levi Scobey, of New Jersey, Mr. David Wills, of 
Pennsylvania. 

On motion of Mr. Alfred Coit, of Connecticut, the Convention took a re- 
cess to await the action of the com.mittee. 

The Convention met again at 5 o'clock, P. M., to hear the report of the 
committee. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 17 

The committee made the following report : 

Whereas, In accordance with an invitation from David Wills, Esq., 
agent for Ilis Excellency, A. G. Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania, the 
Governors of the several States appointed Commissioners, who met at Har- 
risburg, December 17, 1S63, to represent the States in convention, for the 
purpose of making arrangements for finishing the Soldiers' National 
Cemetery ; therefore, be it 

Eesolved, By the said commissioners, in convention assembled, that the 
following be submitted to the different States interested in the " Soldiers' 
National Cemetery," through their respective Governors : 

First. That the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall hold the title to 
the land which she has purchased at Gettysburg for the Soldiers' National 
Cemetery, in trust for States having soldiers buried in said cemetery, in 
perpetuity, for the purpose to which it is now applied. 

Second That the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be 
requested to create a corporation, to be managed by trustees, one to be ap- 
pointed by each of the Governors of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, 
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jer- 
sey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, 
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and of such other States as may 
hereafter desire to be represented in this corporation, which trustees shall 
at their first meeting, be divided into three classes. The term of office of 
the first class to expire on the first day of January, 1865, The second class 
on the first day of January, 1866. The third class on the first day of Janu- 
ary, 1867. The vacancies thus occurring to be filled by the several Gov- 
ernors, and the persons thus appointed to fill such vacancies, to hold their 
office for the term of three years. This corporation to have exclusive con- 
trol of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. 

Third. The following is the estimated expense of finishing the cemetery : 

Enclosing grounds $15,000 00 

Burial expenses and superintending 6, 000 00 

Headstones 10,000 00 

Laying out grounds and planting trees 5, 000 00 

Lodge 2, 500 00 

Monument 25,000 00 

Total 63,500 00 

Fourth. That the several States be asked to appropriate a sum of money, 
to be determined by a division of the estimated expenses according to rep- 
resentation in Congress, to be expended in defraying the cost of removing 
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and re-intcrring the deatl, and finishing the cemetery, under directions of 
the cemetery corporation. 

Fifth. When the cemetery shall have been finished, the grounds are to b« 
kept in order, the Iiouse and enclosure in repair, out of a fund created by 
annual appropriations made by the States which may be represented in the 
cemetery corporation, in proportion to their representation in Congress. 

On motion of Col. Berry, of Maryland, the report of the committee was 
accepted, and the committee discharged. 

It was moved by Col. Beery, of Maryland, that the report of the com- 
mittee be considered seriatim, which was concurred in, and the report was 
then adopted in detail. 

Letters from the Governors of the following Sti^tes were received by Mr. 
Wills, chairman of the convention, which were not represented by commis- 
sioners, expressing their disposition to approve any reasonable action of 
the convention in reference to the completion of the cemetery at Gettys- 
burg, Pa., viz : 

Hon. Horatio Seymour, of New York. 

Hon. Austin Blair, of Michigan. 

Hon. James Y. Smith, of Rhode Island. 

Hon. "William Cannon, of Delaware. 

Hon. Henry G. Swift, of Minnesota 

On motion of Mr. Scobey, of New Jersey, the following committee was 
appointed by the chairman, with the view to procure designs of a monu- 
ment to be erected in the cemetery : 

Hon. Levi Scobey, of New Jersey. 

Hon. B. W. MoREis, of Maine. 

Mr. D. W. Brown, of Ohio. 

Col. J. G. STErnENEON, of Indiana. 

Col. John S. Berry, of Maryland. 

On motion of Mr. Alfred Coit, of Connecticut, the plans and designs of 
the Soldiers' National Cemetery, as laid out and designed by Mr. William 
Saunders, w^ere adopted by the convention. 

A motion was made by Mr. Coit, of Connecticut, returning thanks to 
Mr. William Saunders, for the designs and drawings furnished gratui- 
tously for the Soldiers' National Cemetery, at Gettysburg, Pa. ; which 
■was unanimously adopted. 

Mr. Brown, of Ohio, offered the following, which was adopted : 

ReHolced, That Mr. William Saunders be authorized to furnish forty 
photographs of the plan of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, for the use 
of the States having soldiers buried therein. 

DAVID WILLS, President. 
W. Y. Selleck, Secretary. 



LIST OF NAMES 



<0F SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY, 
GETTYSBURG, FA. 



PENNSYLVANIA; 



Section A. 



No. of 
grave. 



1 

2 
3 

4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 

10 
11 
12 
13 
14. 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 



Names. 



Robert Lockhart 

Theodore Say lor 

Lieut. J. D. Gordon.... 
Alexander Creighton... 
Serg. R. H, Cowpland. 
J. J. Finnefrock. 
Samuel Finnefrock. 

Corp. C. Walters 

Unknown 

Unknown '^;'. 

Corp. J. S. Gutelius.... 

Nathan H 

Unknown 



Comp'y. 



C. 
B. 

P. 



C. 



F. E Northorp 

Unknown 

Unknown 

William H. Harman 

Unknown 

Corp. James Logan 

Robert M'Guire 

Serg. Daniel Harrington..... 



D. 
A. 
F. 



G. 
F. 
F. 



Regiment. 



29th Regiment, P. V. 
72d Regiment, P. V. 
56th Regiment, P. Y. 
148th Regiment, P. V. 
12Ist Regiment, P. Y. 



W2d Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
150th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
150th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 

149th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
53d Regiment, P. Y. 
53d Regiment, P. Y. 



20 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Pennsylvauia. — Section A — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 

22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34. 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 
41 
42 
43 
44 
45 
46 
47 
48 



Names. 



Comp' J. 



C. Herbster 

Franklin Myera 

Thomas Hand 

Josiah Butterworth 

Thomas Burns 

Thomas M. Savage 

Color Serg. John Greenwood. 

J. Bainbridge 

G. Deisroth 

Corp. Abraham Crawley 

Serg. John Wogan 

James M'Intyre 

James Clary 

James Coyle 

James Rice 

William Kiker 

John Hope 

Nelson Reaser 

Robert Lesher 

Washington Lininger 

William Conley 

Lieut. G. H. Finch 

Isaac B. Dorman 

John Stockton 

Robert W. Bell 

Unknown 

JohnE. White 



C. 

D. 
K. 
E.. 
B. 
H. 
L. 
F. 
F. 
A. 
G. 
G. 
G. 
G. 
G. 
K. 
H. 
B. 
D. 
B. 



E.. 
A. 
L. 
L. 
B. 



Regiment. 



69th Regiment, P. Y. 
99th Regiment, P. Y. 
99th Regiment, P. Y. 
1 14th Regiment, P. Y. 
2d Regiment, P. R. C, 
2d Regiment, P. R. C. 
109th Regiment, P. Y. 
147th Regiment, P. Y. 
147th Regiment, P. Y. 
68th Regiment, P. Y. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
^d Regiment, P. Y. 
71st Regiment, P. Y. 
151st Regiment, P. Y. 
71st Regiment, P. Y. 
145th Regiment, P. Y. 
140th Regiment, P. Y. 
145th Regiment, P. Y. 
145th Regiment, P. Y. 
71st Regiment, P. Y. 
56th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 



D 53d Regiment, P. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



U 



Pennsylvania. — Section A — Continued. 



Names. 



Matthew Smith 

Lieut. Michael Mullia 

Samuel W. Barnet 

J. Rich 

Frederick GiDhouse. 

R. J. Akan 

John M'Casland 

Harrison Loag 

John Kunkle 

John Weidner 

Thomas B. M'Cullough 

Jeremiah Dermandy 

William Munsen 

Charles Carmer 

Corp. Martin Berry 

Absalom Link 

Serg. J. Hunter 

Lawrence Bennet 

J. Rhodes 

Unknown, 

George Howard 

Serg. Francis M. Burley 

Corp. George W. lugraham. 

Corp. David Stoup 

John Devon 

William Callan 

J. Hayman 



Comp'y, 



G. 
G. 
H. 

H. 



L. 
D. 
L. 

E 
B 
L. 

G. 



A. 
D. 
G. 
B. 
B.. 
C. 



L. 
A. 
A. 
E. 
F. 
C. 
A. 



RegimcHt. 



1st Reg't California brig. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
140th Regiment, P. Y. 
106th Regiment, P. Y. 

145th Regiment, P. Y. 
72d Regiment, P. Y. 
148th Regiment, P. Y. 
148th Regiment, P. Y. 
68th Regiment, P. Y. 
148th Regiment, P. Y. 
19th Regiment, P. Y. 
1st Penn'a Artillery. 
57th Regiment, P. Y. 
140th Regiment, P. Y. 
64th Artillery. 
57th Regiment, P. Y. 
141st Regiment, P. Y. 
105th Regiment, P. Y. 

illth Regiment, P. Y. 
110th Regiment, P. Y. 
68th Regiment, P. Y. 
63d Regiment, P. Y. 
26th Regiment, P. Y. 
26th Regiment, P. Y. 
26th Regiment, P. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Pennsylvaiiia.-T— Section A — Contin ued. 



No. of 
giavo. 

76 

77 

78 

79 

80 

81 

82 

83 

84. 

85 

86 

87 

88 

89 

90 

91 

92 

93 

94 

95 

96 

97 

98 



Names. 



William 11. Kaichenbecher. ... 

Corp. W. Gordon 

Jolin C. Downing 

J. J. Wood. 

^Scrg. Vondcrfocr 

A. Delinger 

Joseph A. Furgeson 

Benjamin Ilassiler 

James Kay 

G. W. Stalker 

Lieut. P. Morris 

C. D. Coyle 

Stephen Kelly 

T. P. Swoop 

Unknown 

D. Hauna 

Patrick Fury 

Benjamin Slavach 

Corp. Uriah M'Cracken 

James Irving , 

John Reimel 

Fritz Smittle 

Emil Preifer 



Couip'y. 



Regiment. 



K.. 

I... 

C 

I... 

H., 

K.. 

A.. 

D. 

E . 

I.. 

D., 

D. 

E 

H 



A 

F 



G.. 
G.. 
H. 
H. 
E.. 



141st Regiment, P. V. 
26th Regiment, P. V. 
57tb Regiment, P. V. 
1 14th Regiment, P. V. 
71st Regiment, P. V. 
71st Regiment, P. Y. 
139th Regiment, P. V. 
93d Regiment, P. Y. 
91st Regiment, P. V. 
S3d Regiment, P. Y. 
62d Regiment, P. Y. 
83d Regiment, P. Y. 
91st Regiment, P. Y. 
1 1 1th Regiment, P. V. 
26th Regiment, P. V. 
29th Regiment, P. Y. 
115th Regiment, P. Y. 
153d Regiment, P. Y. 
153d Regiment, P. Y. 
73d Regiment, P. Y. 
153d Regiment, P. Y. 
"r4th Regiment, P. Y. 
27th Regiment, P. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



^ 



Pennsylvania. — Section B. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



1 

2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 



9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 I 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 



Capt. A. J. Sofield 

Uuknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

George Seip; 

Unknown 

Unknown Corporal 

Unknown 

Unknown 

D. G 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown ... 

David C. Kline..... 

Sergt. Philip Peckens 

Robert Morrison 

Corp. Samuel Hayburn... 

Samuel R. Garvin 

John M'Hugh 

Ira Corbin 

H. S. Thomas 

S. Taylor 

S. Shoemaker. 

Corp. William H. Myers. 

Major "W. G. Lowry 

James Hill 



Comp'y 



H. 
P. 
A. 
B., 
E. 
K. 
D. 
L. 
G. 



E. 



Regiment. 



149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
148th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
14-9th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
14l3t Regiment, P. Y, 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
106th Regiment, P. Y. 
72d Regiment, P. Y. 
72d Regiment, P. Y. 
145th Regiment, P. Y. 
145th Regiment, P. Y. 
145th Regiment, P. Y. 

62d Regiment, P. Y. 
26th Regiment, P. Y. 
142d Regiment, P. Y. 



24 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Pennsylvania. — Section B — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

40 

41 

42 

43 

44 

45 

46 

47 

48 

49 

50 

51 

52 

53 

54 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



Thomas D. Allen 

Patrick Hayes 

Charles M'Carty 

Joseph Newton 

Alexander Mills 

D. A. Ammerman 

James S. Lynn , 

William Van Buskirk 

Henry A. Comwell 

George Young 

Albert Dustun 

Scrgt. Almond M. Chesbro, .. 
Joseph Kile 

E. A. Allen 

Richard Miller , 

M. Charrity 

Louis Dille 

Ethiel A. Wood 

Serg, Major Joseph G. Fell.. 

Robert Michaels 

Peter Hilt 

Ord. Sergt. Herrlck 

J. W. Guthrie 

Moses Miller 

George Rowand 

George Osman 

Sergt. Pete^ Hilgers 



A. 
D. 
K. 
D. 
E. 
B. 
G. 
K. 
A. 
F. 



A.. 

G.. 

H. 

B.. 

B.. 

K.. 

C. 

D.. 



157th Regiment, P. Y. 
81st Regiment, P. Y. 
72d Regiment, P. Y 
81st Regiment, P. Y. 
72d Regiment, P. Y. 
148th Regiment, P. Y. 
140th Regiment, P. Y. 
142d Regiment, P. Y. 
121st Regiment, P. Y. 
150th Regiment, P. Y. 
75th Regiment, P. Y. 
53d Regiment, P. Y. 
53d Regiment, P. Y. 
145th Regiment, P. Y. 
140th Regiment, P. Y. 
71st Regiment, P. Y. 
140tb Regiment, P. Y. 
141st Regiment, P. Y. 
141st Regiment, P. Y. 
145th Regiment, P. Y. 
68th Regiment, P. Y. 
1 10th Regiment, P. Y. 
105th Regiment, P. Y. 
110th Regiment, P. Y. 
26th Regiment, P. Y. 
148th Regiment, P. Y. 
73d Regiment, P. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



•25 



Pennsylvania. — Section B — Continued. 



Names. 



1 Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



Frederick Heinley 

W. Cragle 

Corp. B. F. Ulrich 

Charles Clyde 

Jacob Mauch 

Corp. William Holmes. 

William S. Stamm 

J. Jones 

Samuel Cramer 

John W. Crusan , 

Solomon Shirk 

James Lukens 

M. Kelley 

Serg. John O. Lorner.. 

John Harrington 

James Keatings 

Isaac Jenkins 

J. R,uppins , 

William Beaumont , 

James Amsley , 

J. N. Burr , 

James W. Taft 

Joseph Montange 

Alfred Boyden 

Unknown. 

Charles E. Webster.... 

J. H. Rendools 



K.. 
D.. 
B.. 
L.. 
L.. 
G.. 
G.. 
A., 
B.. 
B.. 
B.. 
B.. 
E.. 
G. 
K. 
H. 
G.. 
B.. 
A. 
H. 



D .... 

D 

A 



C. 



74th Regiment, P. Y. 
14.3d Regiment, P. Y. 
153d Regiment, P. Y. 
150th Regiment, P. Y. 
150th Regiment, P. Y. 
150th Regiment, P. Y. 
150th Regiment, P. Y. 
M2d Regiment, P. Y. 
142d Regiment, P. Y. 
56th Regiment, P. Y. 
107th Regiment, P. Y. 
150th Regiment, P. Y. 
106th Regiment, P. Y. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
90th Regiment, P. Y. 
107th Regiment, P. Y. 
107th Regiment, P. Y. 
88th Regiment, P. Y. 
107th Regiment, P. Y. 
14.7th Regiment, P. Y. 
14.2d Regiment, P. V. 
143d Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 

26th Regiment, P. Y. 
68th Regiment, P. Y, 



26 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Pennsyhania S ection B — Continued. 



Ho. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Coinp'y. 


Kegiment. 


82 


Alonzo M'Call 


B 


10th Regiment, P. R. C. 


83 


Ord. Serg. J. W. Molineaux. . 


B 


9 Ist Regiment, P. V. 


84 


Unknown. 






85 


Unknown. 






■ 86 


James S Rutter 


B 


1st Regiment, P. R. C. 


87 


Unknown P. V. 






88 


B. E. True 


B 


83d Regiment, P. V. 


89 


Unknown. 






90 


Unknown. 






91 


1st Serg. T. J. Belton 


B ., 


Bucktail Regiment. 


92 


Unknown. 




93 


Unknown. 






94 


James Wallace 


G 


26 th Regiment, P. Y. 



Section C. 



Ko. of I 
grave. 



Names. 



1 

2 
3 

5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 



Unknown . 
Unknown.. 
Unknown,. 
UnknoAvn.. 
Unknown., 
Unknown., 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown, 



Comp'y, 



Regiment. 



149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P, Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



27 



PemisylvaniaH — Section C — Continued. 



Names. 



Qomp'y, 



Eegiment. 



Unknown 

H. M. Kinsel 

Charles T. Gardner 

Hiram Woodruff 

P. O'Brian.. 

John Hurley 

George Dunkinfield 

William Evans 

David Stainbrook 

William W. Clark 

William Brown , 

Robert K Piatt 

D. Bumgardner , 

George Hiles , 

Serg. John Loughery 

G. T. Bishop , 

Corp. Robert Thompson., 

Serg. J. Myers , 

Joseph Sherran , 

J. Simonson 

Gideon F. Borger 

Gotfried Hamman 

William L. Miller 

2d Lt. John 0*H. Woods 
Serg. William Reynolds. 

Amos P. Sweet 

Serg. Lorenzo Hodges.... 



II , 

H.. .., 
G.... 

A 

H.... 

I 

I 

E.... 

A 

D 

C .... 

A 

C 

E 

I 

I 

G 

F .... 

I 

H.... 



E. 
D. 
I. 
H 
G. 



14.9th Regiment, P. V. 
110th Regiment, P. V. 
111th Regiment, P. V. 
1st Bucktail Regiraent. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. - 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
72d Regiment, P. Y. 
71st Regiment, P. Y. 
71st Regiment, P. Y. 
72d Regiment, P. Y. 
71st Regiment, P. Y. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
141st Regiment, P. Y. 
68th Regiment, P. Y. 
26th Regiment, P. Y. 
141st Regiment, P. Y. 
83d Regiment, P. Y. 
62d Regiment, P. Y. 
6 2d Regiment, P. Y. 
28th Regiment, P. Y. 
153d Regiment, P. Y. 
74th Regiment, P. Y. 
153d Regiment, P. Y. 
11th Regiment, P. R. C. 
142d Regiment, P. Y. 
150th Regiment, P. Y. 
150th Regiment, P. Y. 



28 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Pennsylvania. — Section C — Continued. 



No. of 

grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Ilcgimcnt. 


39 


Ist Lieut. F. Keimpel 


E 


27th Regiment, l\ V. 


40 


Unknown. 






41 


James O'Neil 


B 

B 


69th Regiment, P. Y. 
106th Regiment, P. V. 


42 


Lieut. William H. Smith 


• 43 


Unknown — Orderly Sergeant. 






44 


Serg. James M. Shea 


B 

B 


69th Regiment, P. V. 


45 


F. Gallagher 


69th Regiment, P. V. 
153d Regiment, P. V. 


46 


John Heneison 


C...... 


47 


Serg. E. N. Somercamp 


I 


29th Regiment, P. Y. 


48 


Unknown, 






49 


William Douglass 


B 

I .. .. 


155th Regiment, P. Y. 


50 


George W. Wilson 


155th Regiment, P. Y. 


51 


Patrick J. O'Connor 


D 


91st Regiment, P. Y. 


52 


E. Berlin 


G 


83d Regiment, P. Y. 


53 


Unknown. 




54 


Robert Griffin 


A 


83d Regiment, P. Y. 


55 


Unknown. 




56 


Unknown, (with two gold ear 


rings.) 




57 


Unknown. 






58 


Unknown — Corporal. 






59 


Unknown. 






60 


L. F 


E 


53d Regiment, P. Y. 


61 


Unknown. 




62 


Unknown. 






63 


Unknown — Sergeant. 






64 


Ord. Serg. M. G. Isett 


C .... 


53d Regiment, P. Y. 


65 


Unknown. 





SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



29 



Pennsylvania. — Section C — Continued. 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Unknown Ord. Sergeant, (with knife 

L^nknown, (with medal, hymn book. 

Unknown, (with knife and pencil.) 



John K. Inery 

Isaac Eaton 

Patrick Hunt 

William Danchy 

Thomas Shields 

John Lusk 

J. Kleppinger 

Lieut. William H. Beaver. 

J. Quinn 

William Thomas 

D. Hemphill 

H. Purdy 

James E. Beals 

F. Bordenstedt 

William J. Strause 

Serg, James Parks 

James Kelly 

Jacob Frey 



C. 

D.. 
F.. 
H.. 
H.. 
L.. 
D.. 
D.. 
H.. 
E.. 
E.. 
C. 
H.. 
A.. 
H.. 
C. 
C 
C 



Regiment. 



and screw driver.) 

&c. 

2d Regiment, P. R. C. 
10th Regiment, P. R. C. 
99th Regiment, P. V. 
1st Regiment, P. R, C. 
99th Regiment, P. Y. 
1st Regiment, P. R. C 
153d Regiment, P. Y. 
153d Regiment, P. Y. 
99th Regiment, P. Y. 
110th Regiment, P. Y. 
72d Regiment, P. Y. 
Hampton's Battery. 
148th Regiment, P. Y. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
151st Regiment, P. Y. 
139th Regiment, P. Y. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
105th Regiment, P. Y. 



30 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Pennsylvania. — Sexjtion D. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



n. 



1 Unknown 

2 Unknown 

3 Calvin Potter 

4 Unknown 

5 Unknown 

6 Corp. Samuel M. Caldwell. 

7 Frederick Shoner 

8 Serg. Jeremiah Boyle 

9 George Herpich 

10 I Corp. James M'Manus 

11 James Gallagher 

12 Serg. J. Gallagher 

13 S. S. Odare 

14 Corp. William Shultz 

15 William Simpson 

16 Anthony Stark 

17 Charles Trisket 

18 Charles F. Loby 

19 Unknown, (with three ambrotjyp 

20 Unknown. 

21 Unknown. 

22 Unknown. 

23 Unknown. 

24 G. R Allen 

25 Charles M. Connel 

26 John Aker. 

27 Unknown 



Comp'y, 



D 

E 

H 

H 

D.. .. 

H 

D 

F 

I 

D 

G 

G 

I 

es.) 



Regiment. 

14.9th Regiment, P. Y. 
14.9th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
118th Regiment, P. V. 
72d Regiment, P. V. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
71st Regiment, P. Y. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
71st Regiment, P. Y. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
71st Regiment, P. Y. 
71st Regiment, P. Y. 
145th Regiment, P. Y. 
I06th Regiment, P. Y. 
140th Regiment, P. Y. 
118th Regiment, P. Y. 



59th Regiment, P. Y. 
1 1th Regiment, P. Y. 

26th Regiment, P. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY 



31 



Pennsylvania. — Section D — Continued. 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Jacob Keirsh 

Unknown, (with silver watch.) 
J. Graves 



Unknown, (with an order, sign- 
ed John Kramer,) 

Unknown, (with rings, purse. 



C. 



Regiment. 



pin bo 

Unknown, (with books, and two let 

Unknown, (with $5 in Confede rate mo 

Unknown, (with inkstand, cro ss, boo 

George Moyer P. 

Cordillo Collins D 

A. J. Bittinger C, 

Milton Campbell C, 

Samuel Zeckman. E. 

A. S. Davis G 

George Stewart B, 

Serg. Robert Sensenmyer E. 

F. Smith.. 

Unknown. 

James Binker j B ! 106th Regiment, P. Y. 

Henry W. Beegel H ' llOth Regiment, P, V. 

James S. Puryne ! Battery F, 1st Artillery. 

O. S. Campbell f K 111th Regiment, P. V. 

J. Watson ! 1 29th Regiment, P, Y. 

Thomas Acton j B ' 29th Regiment, P. Y. 

James Morrow I 1 29th Regiment, P. Y. 

i 
Corp. James D. Butcher i D '■ 28th Regiment, P. Y. 

John Richardson i B 111th Regiment, P. Y. 



Hampton's Battery. 

1st Regiment, P. Y. 

6th Regiment, P. Y. 
X, &c.) 

ters from Mary Ann.) 

ney.) 

k, &c. 

2d Regiment, P. R. C. 

1st Regiment, P. R. C. 

11th Regiment, P. R. C. 

nth Regiment, P. R. C. 

6th Regiment, P. R. C- 
: 1st Penn'a Rifles, 
i 2d Regiment, P. R. C. 

j 2d Regiment, P. R. C. 

i 
I j 20th Regiment, P. Y. 



3*2 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Pennsylvania. — Section D — Continued. 



Ho. of 
grave. 

55 
56 
57 

58 
59 
. 60 
61 
62 
63 
64 
65 
66 
67 
68 
69 
70 
71 
72 
73 
7-i 
75 
76 
77 
78 
79 
80 
81 



Names. 



Corap'y. 



Charles Miller 

G. B. Wireman 

Corp. Jolm S. Pomeroy. 

T. Miller 

S. D. Campbell 

John Metz 

E. T. Green 

S. N. Warner 

A. P. M'Clarey 

N. P. Govan 

Elisha Bond... 

I. Beider 

N. M'Witkin 

Corp. Hugh Farley 

H. H. Hay 

Mager Sorber 

Mark Beary 

John Harvey 

Joseph Werst 

John Boyer, (with ambrotype 

S. M. Little 

William H. Dunn 

J. A. Walker 

Richard Loudman 

T. R. Woods , 

John Mathers 

George M'Intosh 



B.. 
E.. 



A.. 

A... 

E... 

H.. 

B... 

C. 



Regiment. 



F... 
A... 
H... 
A... 
B... 
D... 
A... 
C... 
and let 
F... 
F... 
D... 
H., 
A... 
L... 
L... 



11 1th Regiment, P. V. 
107th Regiment, P. V. 

Battery G, 1st Art,, P. R.C. 
142d Regiment, P. V. 
68th Regiment, P. V. 
Mth Regiment, P. Y. 
83d Regiment, P. Y. 
63d Regiment, P. Y. 
150th Regiment, P. Y. 
27th Regiment, P. Y. 
1st Regiment, P. Y. 
15th Regiment, P. Y. 
57th Regiment, P. Y. 
14.5th Regiment, P. Y. 
143d Regiment, P. Y. 
1st Regiment, P. Y. 
69th Regiment, P. Y. 
153d Regiment, P. Y. 
ter.) 
62d Regiment, P. Y. 
62d Regiment, P. Y. 
6 2d Regiment, P. Y. 
62d Regiment, P. Y. 
62d Regiment, P. Y. 
62d Regiment, P. Y, 
6 2d Regiment, P. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

Pennsylvania, — Section D — Continued. 



33 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment, 


82 
83 


Serg. J. S. OHborn 

E. M'Mahon 


I 

I 

B 

D 


b2d Regiment, P. V. 
14.0th Regiment, P. V. 
140th Regiment, P. V. 
62d Regiment, P. V. 


84 


John Bucklev 


85 


John Long 



Section E. 



Names. 



Reuben Miller 

Jacob Christ 

Robert Johnson 

Auton Frank, 
John W. Buchanan. 

N. Townsend 

W. H. Burrel 

William Orr 

Serg. K. Doty 

David Winning 

Jacob Harvey 

William Crawford... 

W. N. Williams 

Jacob Zimmerman.. 

A. H. Fish 

A. Lees 

Wilson Miller 

J. Stroble 

C. B. Ling 

Wendle Dorn 



Comp'y, 



K. 
D. 
G. 



A. 
C. 

F.. 
L., 
F.. 
D. 
M. 
C, 
K., 
L. 
L., 
A. 



I 

B... .. 
I 



Regimeot, 



1st Regiment, P. V. 
56th Regiment, P. V. 
28th Regiment, P. V. 

Ist Regiment, P. R. 0. 
1st Regiment, P. R. C. 
148th Regiment, P. V. 
62d Regiment, P. V. 
105th Regiment, P. V. 
18th Cavalry. 
18th Cavah-y. 
18th Cavalry. 
143d Regiment, P. Y. 
151st Regiment, P. V. 
150th Regiment, P. T. 
150th Regiment, P. V. 
90th Regiment, P. V. 
11th Regiment, P. V. 
56th Regiment, P. V. 
139th Regiment, P, Y. 



34 



No. of 
grave. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

Pennsylvania. — Section E — Continued. 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



21 Unknown 

22 Samuel Dearmott 

23 John Stottard 

24 Francis Merrian Hansel 

25 Ord. Serg. Joseph H. Core... 

26 J. D. Campbell 

27 T. J. Carpenter 

28 Tobias Jones, (removed) 

29 Unknovfn. 

30 Jesse Coburn 

31 John W. M'Kinney 

32 Ord. Serg. H. M'Carty 

33 Unknown. 

31. Unknown Zouave. 

35 Unknown. 

36 Unknown Zouave. 

37 Unknown. 

38 Unknown. 

39 John Walker 

40 Unknown. 

41 William Crowl 

42 Robert Robinson 

43 Guy Sonthwick 

44 John G.Coyle, with diary & $6, 

45 F. Hubbard, with ambrotype.. 

46 Unknown, 

47 William Vosburg 



C. 
A. 
E. 
A. 
C. 
K. 
B. 



0. 

K. 
K. 



K. 
L. 
L. 
C 



Regiment. 



148th Regiment, P. Y. 
62d Regiment, P. V. 
110th Regiment, P. V. 
140th Regiment, P. V. 
110th Regiment, P. V. 
140th Regiment, P. V. 
140th Regiment, P. V, 
153d Regiment, P. V. 

142d Regiment, P. V. 
1st Regiment, P. R. C 
114th Regiment, P. Y. 



110th Regiment, P. Y. 

141st Regiment, P. T»- 
4th Regiment, Cavalry. 
16th Regiment, Cavalry. 
75th Regiment, P. Y. 



[Cavalry. 
2d Di V. 2d Corps, ( Buford's) 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



35 



Pennaylvania. — Section E — Continued. 



Names. 



Unknown P. V. 

G. Wm. - — 

Unknown. 

Serg. George O. Fell 

Supposed P. V. 

Supposed P. V. 

Supposed Serg., (with letters.) 

Supposed P. V. 

Supposed P. V. 

Supposed P. V. 

Unknown Ord. Sergeant, 

Supposed P. Y. 

Supposed P. Y. 

Supposed P. Y. 

Supposed P. Y. 

Supposed P. Y. 

Supposed P. Y. 

Unknown P. Y. 

Corp., unknown, P. Y. 

Serg., unknown, P. Y. 

Unknown P. Y. 

Unknown P. Y. 

Unknown, (with awawl pin.) 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Sergeant, supposed P. Y. 

Supposed P. Y. 



CJomp'y 



B. 



Regiraeat. 



With knife and eomb. 



143d Regiment, P. Y. 



36 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

Pennsylvania. — Section E — Continited. 



Vo. of 
graye. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 




75 


Supposed P. V. 








76 


Supposed P. V. 








77 


Supposed P. V. 








78 


Supposed P. V. 








79 


Supposed P. V. 








80 

81 


Supposed P. V. 

2d Lieut. John P. Cox 


I 


57th Regiment, P. V. 


• 



Section F. 



Vo. of 
grave. 


Namea. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Unknown. 






2 


Unknown P. V. 






3 


Supposed P. Y. 






4 


Supposed Y. Y. 






5 


Supposed P. Y. 




- 


6 


Supposed P. Y. 






7 


Supposed P. Y. 






8 


■ Barr 


B 


105th Regiment, P. Y. 


9 


Unknown Zouave. 




10 


Unknown Zouave. 






11 


Unknown Zouave. 






12 


Unknown Zouave, (burned in 


destruc 


tion of Sherfy's barn. ) 


13 


Unknown Zouave, (burned in 


destrue 


tion of Sherfy's barn ) 


14 


Unknown Zouave, (burned in 


destruc 


tion of Sherfy's barn.) 


15 


Unknown Zouave. 






16 


Oxford.* 






17 


William M'Grew 


K 


1st Regiment, P. E. C, 



J 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



S7 



PennBylvania. — Section F — Continued. 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



Unknown Sergeant, P. V. 

Charles Martin 

Unknown, P. V. 

A. K. Coolbaugh' 

Joshua M. Rider 

Unknown Sergeant, P. V 

Matthew Johnston 

Unknown Zouave, P. V. 

G. M. S. , with knife and comb. 

Jos. Conner, Carner or Carver, 

John M'Nutt 

Francis A. Osborne 

Unknown. 
Unknown. 

George Cogswell 

John Bunn 

William Kelley 

Unknown P. V. , with knife and 
Supposed P. V. 
S. Brookmeyer. 

J. Little 

Unknown P. V. 

Unknown, 2 knives and comb. 

Corp. Peter M'Mahon 

Charles Kelly, with letter, &c. 

E. H. Brown 

Supposed P. V. 



H, 



A 

C 

A 

spoon. 



B. 



E. 



K. 



107th Regiment, P. V. 

14.1st Regiment, P. V. 
106th Regiment, P. T. 

1 1th Regiment, P. V. 



148th Regiment, P. T. 
140th Regiment, P. Y. 
16th Cavalry. 



156th Regiment, P. Y.. 
26th Regiment, P. V- 
126th Regiment, P. Y;. 



26th Regiment, P. V. 

26th Regiment, P. Y. 
26th Regiment, P. Y. 



38 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



PenDsylvania. — Sbotioi^ F — Continued. 



No. of 
giavc. 


UTamoe. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


4d 


Soppoeed P. V. 






46 


John Zouwoll, letter. 






47 


Suppoeod P. V. 






4£ 


William M'NelL 


I ■ 


26th Regiment, P. Y. 


49 


SuppoGod P. V. 






»0 


Supposed P. V. 






U 


Corp. SftHMiel Fitzinger ^ 


B 


106th Regiment, P. Y. 


h2 


Suppoeed P. V. 






^ 


n. C. Tafel 


I 


6 2d Regiment, P. Y. 


64. 


Supposed P. V. 




bo 


David W. Boyd 


G 


140th Regiment, P. Y. 
rge black whiskers.) 


56 


Soppoeed P. v., (small man 


with la 


97 


Suppoeed P. V. 






58 


Supposed P. y. 






&e 


Suppoeed P. Y. 




* 


60 


Supix)8ed P. Y. 






61 


Harry EvaniR -.,. 


B 


88th Regiment, P. Y. 


02 


Supposed P. Y. 




63 


Supposed P. Y. 






64 


Suppoeed P. Y. 






65 


Suppoeed P. Y. 






&6 


G. Mickle 


c 


72d Regiment, P. Y. 


67 


Supposed P. Y. 




68 


Suppoeed P. Y. 






69 


Unknown. 






70 


Unknown. 






71 


Unknown. 




1 . 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



3,9 



Pennsylvania. — Section F — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 


Nanjes. 

• 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


72 


Unknown. 






73 


Unknown. 






74 


Unknown. 






75 


S. B. Stewart 


F 


^d Regiment, P. R. C- 


76 


Wel^'h 




77 


Unknown. 




78 


Walter S. Briggs, Adjutant... 




27tli Regiment, P. V. 



Total, 526. 



AINE. 



Seotion a. 



No. of 
grave. 



1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 



Karnes. 



Corp. Frank. Deverenx.. ...... 

Unknown 

George D. Marston 

Unknown — Supposed. 

E. Bishop. 

W. H. Lowe 

Alfred P. Watterman 

Serg. Alex. W. Lord 

Serg. William E. Barrows .... 

Unknown 

Serg, Chandler F. Perry 

Louira A. Kelley 



CJomp'y. 



K. 



Regiment. 



16th Regiment, M. Y. 
16th Regiment, M. Y. 
16th Regiment, M. Y. 
16th Regiment, M. Y. 

19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 



40 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Maine. — Section A — Continued. 



Ko. of 
grave. 

13 
U 
15 
16 
17 
18 



Names. 



Uaknown 

Charles W. Collins.... 
Corp. Austin Hanson. 

Isaiah Y. Eaton 

Frank. Fairbrother... 
Robert T. Newell 



Comp'y. 



A. 
P. 
D. 
G. 
D. 



Regiment. 



19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. T. 
17th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
16th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 



Section B. 



^gS;/. K-- 


Comp'y. Regiment. 


1 


Samuel L. Dwelley 


D 

B 

K 

K 

K 

H 

H 

C 

G 

E 

D 

I 

B 

C 

D 

E 

D 


17th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 


o 


Frank. Coffin 


3 


James T. Neal 


19th Regiment, M. Y. 


4 


Loring C. Oliver 


19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 


5 


Samuel B. Shea 


6 


Corp. Ilollis F, Arnold 


19th Regiment, M. Y. 


7 
'8 


Sergt. Jesse A. Dorman 

George E. Hodgdon 


19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
17th Regiment, M. Y. 
17th Regiment M Y 


9 


Charles J. Carroll 


10 


Ruel Nickerson 


11 


Uenshai C. Thomas 


12 


John F. Carey 


13 


Moses D. Emery 


14 


Fessenden M. Mills 


15 


Joseph A. Roach 


3d Regiment, M. Y. 
3d Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 


16 


Allen n. Sprague 


17 


John S. Gray 



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41 



Maine. — Section C. 



Namee. 



Comp'y. 



Eegiment. 



George F. Johnson. 
ickels 



Corp. George W. Jones 

Eben S. Allen, Ord. Sergt. . 

Ira L. Martin 

John F. Shuman 

Unknown.. 

Corp. Bernard Hogan 

Lieut. George M. Bragg.... 
1st Sergt. Thomas T. Rideout, 

James Robbius 

Sergt. Enoch C. Dow 

Sergt. W. S. Jordon 

Frank B. Curtis 

Elfin J. Foss 

Lieut. W. L. Kendall 



K. 
G. 
B., 
D. 
H. 
K. 



D. 
F.. 
F.. 
D. 
E. 
G. 
F. 
F. 
G. 



4th Regiment, M. V. 

7th Regiment, M. V. 
3d Regiment, M. V. 
nth Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. V. 
3d Regiment, M. V. 
17th Regiment, M. V, 
4th Regiment, M. V. 
19th Regiment, M. V. 
I9th Regiment, M. V. 
19th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 



Section D. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Eegiment. 


1 


Samuel 0. Hatch 


K 

H 

F 

B 

H 

E 

H 

B 


17th Regiment, M. Y. " 


o 
3 


1st Sergt. Isaac N. Lathrop... 
Benjamin W Grant 


20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 


4 


Corp Samuel C Davis 


17th Regiment, M. Y. 


5 


Royal Rand 


17th Regiment, M. Y. 


6 


Charles E. Herriman 


19th Regiment, M. Y. 


7 


George H. Willey 


19th Regiment, M. Y. 


8 


Wm. H. Huntingdon 


16th Regiment, M. Y. 



4.2 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Maine. — Siction D — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 



9 
10 
11 

12 
13 

14 



Names. 



Harrison Pullen 

Edward Cunningham.. 

M. Quint 

Alsburj Luce 

Corp. Eben Farrington. 
Unknown , 



Comp'y. 



G. 
L. 
B. 
F., 
H. 



Regiment. 



16th Regiment, M. V. 
1st Cavalry. 
17th Regiment, M. V. 
3d Regiment, M. V. 
3d Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. V. 



Section E. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Unknown 




20th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment, M. V. 





Goodwin S. Ireland 


fl 


3 


Unknown 


4 


Orrin Walker 


K 


20th Regiment, M. V. . 
20th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y, 


5 


Unknown ..»^ 


6 


Unknown 




7 


Unknown 




9 


Corp. Wm. S. Hodgdon 

Corp. Mellville 0. Day 


F 

G 

H 


10 
11 


1st Serg. Charles W. Steel. ... 
Unknown 


12 


Unknown 




13 


Unknown 




14. 


Unknown 





SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



43 



Maine, — Section F. 



liames. 



Capt. G. D. Smith 

Joseph D. Simpson 

Moses Davis 

Samuel C. Brookings , 

Corp. W. K 

Ord. Serg. Geo. S. Noyes. 

Unknown , 

Michael Rariden 

Sullivan Luce , 

W. H. Smith , 

Wm. H. Day 

R. Finch , 

Crosby R, Brookings , 



Comp'y 



L. 

A. 



H 



K. 



K. 



Regiment. 



19th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Battery, M, Y. 
7th Regiment, M. Y. 
17th Regiment, M. Y. 
17th Regiment, M. V. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 



Sbotion G. 



Karnes. 



Albion B. Mills 

Corp. John Merrlam 

Abijah Crosby 

Corp. Richard Sculley 

Corp. A. H. Cole 

John W. Jones 

Serg. Major Henry S. Small. 

Corp. J. L. Little 

Calvin H. Burdin 

Capt. John C. Keen 



Comp'y. 



E 
D. 
C 
K. 



B. 



A. 

L. 

K. 



Eegimeot. 



16th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. V, 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
7th Regiment, M. Y. 
3d Regiment, M. Y, 
3d Regiment, M. Y. 
3d Regiment, M. Y. 
3d Regiment, M, Y. 
3d Regiment, M. Y. 
3d Regiment, P. Y. 



44 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Maine.-^SECTiON G — Conlinued. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


11 


Sorg NelsoD W. Jones 


I 


3d Regiment, M. V. 


12 


J. Bartlett. 



Total, 104. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



Section A. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



1 j William H. Spring., 

2 I Charles A. Moore... 

3 j E. J. Plummer , 

4 I Stephen 11. Palmer. 

5 Charles Y. Buzzell., 

6 Roland Taylor , 

7 S. R. Green , 

8 John Henderson...., 

9 Serg. G. A. Jones. . 

10 George S.Vittum.. 

11 I Lieut. K Dascomb. 



12 Charles W. Taylor. 



13 
14 

15 
16 
17 



Cornelius Cleary.... 
James S. Hawkins . 

John Totten 

Joseph M. Chesley. 
Unknown 



A. 

C 

A. 

L. 

E. 

G. 

A. 

F. 

E. 

F. 

G. 

D. 



C. 

A. 

E. 



IS ' Unknown. 



2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
12th Regiment, N. H. V. 
5th Regiment, N. H. V. 
5th Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V, 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
12th Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



45 



New Hampshire. — Section B. 



No. of 
grave. 



1 

2 

3 

4. 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14. 

15 

16 



Namea. 



Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown, 
Unknown. 
Unknown, (with red chin whi 

Unknown 

Unknown. 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 



Comp'y, 



skers). 



Regiment. 



2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 

2d Regiment, N. H. V, 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 



Section C. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

John Taylor 

Kendall H. Cofren. 



Comp'y. 



E. 



Regiment. 



2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 
12th Regiment, N. H. V. 
2d Regiment, N. H. V. 



4b 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New Hampshire. — Sbction C — Continued, 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


9 


Josenh I^ond Jr »« 


E 

E 

H 

E 


5th Regiment, N. H. V. 


10 


Oscar D Allen 


5th Regiment, N. H. V. , 
12th Regiment, N. H. V. 


11 
12 
13 


Sujiposed. 
Supposed. 
Charlee T. Kelley 


14 
15 


Unknown. 

Bartlett Brown 


» 



Total, 49. 



VERMONT. 



Section A. 



No. of 
grave. 

1 

2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 

10 
11 
12 



Names. 



Unknown 

Joseph Ashley 

Charles W. Ross. 

Corp. Charles E. Mead. 

Unknown 

Unknown ...,^ 

Unknown 

Martin J. Cook 

Joseph M. Martin 

William E. Green 

Unknown , 

Unknown 



Comp'y. 



C. 
G. 
G. 



D. 
D. 
G. 



Regiment. 



V. M. M.- 

16th Regiment, V. V. 
14th Regiment, Y. V. 
14th Regiment, Y. Y. 
14th Regiment, Y. Y. 
14th Regiment, Y. Y. 
14th Regiment, Y. Y. 
16th Regiment, Y. Y. 
16th Regiment, Y. Y. 
14th Regiment, Y. Y. 
14th Regiment, Y. Y. 
14th Regiment, Y. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

Vermont. — Section A — Continued. 



47 



Names. 



Djer Rogers 

Unknown 

Albert A. Walker 

Corp. Charles Morse, Jr.... 

Garrett L. Roseboom 

Ira Emery, Jr., (removed) . 

William 0. Doubleday 

Andrew E. Osgood 

Corp. George L. Baldwin... 

G. F. Simmons 

Sylvanus A. Winship 

Sergt. Moses P. Baldwin.... 
Sergt, Major Henry H. Smith, 

Corp. Ira E. Sperry 

John L. Marshall 

Sergt. Thomas Blake 

Corp. Michael M'Enerny 



Comp'y, 



Regiment. 



D. 



D. 
A. 
D. 
A. 
H. 
H. 
F.. 



L. 
K. 
A. 

A. 



14th Regiment, V. V. 
14th Regiment, V. V. 
14th Regiment, V. V. 
16th Regiment, V. V. 
14th Regiment, V. V. 
16th Regiment, V. V. 
14th Regiment, V. V. 
13th Regiment, V. V. 
14th Regiment, V. V. 
13th Regiment, V. V. 
16th Regiment, V. V. 
16th Regiment, V. V. 
13th Regiment, V. V. 
1st Cavalry. 
4th Regiment, V. V. 
13th Regiment, V. V. 
13th Regiment, V. V. 



Section B. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Hegiment. 


1 

2 
3 


Lieut. William H. Hamilton.. 

William G. Jeffrey 

W. Fletcher 


I 

A 

D 

D 

E 

E 

C 

E 


14th Regiment, V. V. 
1st Regiment, V. V. 
13th Regiment, V. V. 
13th Regiment, V. V. 
13th Regiment, V. Y. 
14th Regiment, V. V. 


4 
5 


William March 

Orson S. Carr 


6 


Pliny F. White 


7 


Antoine Ash 


2d Regiment, V. V. 


8 


Charles W. Whitney 


13th Regiment, V. V. 



48 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 
Vermont. — Section B — Continued. 



No. of 

gravo. 

9 
10 

11 

12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Benjamin N. Wright 

lieeter L. Baird, (with $3 35,) 
Richard C. Archer 



L. 
H. 
B. 



Corp. Henry C. White E 



Zenal C. Lamb 

John Dyer 

Unknown 

Unknown. 

Unknown , 

Corporal Warren. 



Rufus D. Thompson , 

Supposed, Charles Curley. 

Joel J. Smith , 

Unknown , 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Willard M. Pierce 



Regiment. 



13th Regiment, V. V. 
14th Regiment, V. V. 
14th Regiment, V. V. 
16th Regiment, V. V. 
16th Regiment, V. V. 
16th Regiment, V. V. 
1st Cavalry. 

1st Cavalry. 
1st Cavalry. 
1st Cavalry. 
1st Musician. 
1st Cavalry. 
1st Cavalry. 
1st Cavalry. 
1st Cavalry. 



16th Regiment, V. V, 



SiiCTION C. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


. 1 

2 


Unknown. 

Unknown 


M M 


3 


Unknown 




M M. 


4 


Edmond P. Davis 


H 

A 


l^h Regiment, V. V. 
16th Regiment, V. V. 


5 


Phillip Howard 



Total, 61. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



49 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



Section A. 



Ko. of 



1 

2 

' 3 

4. 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 

ro 
II 

12 
13 
14 

15 
16 
17 

IS 
19 
20 
21 

22 
23 

24. 
25 



Names. 



Arthur Murphy. 

John W. Verity 

Edward Frothingham . .. 

John Crasson 

Henry C. Burrili 

Thomas Kelly 

George Lucas 

Alios Kraft. , 

T. R. Gallivan...., .,. 

M. Kinarch 

E. Barry 

Serg. George Joeckel 

Patrick 0'Ke,efe .„., 

Thomas Downey 

Corp. James SomerFille. 

William Inch 

Augustus Deitling 

Sergt. George F. Case. . 

Clemens Wiessensee 

I Patrick Quinlia 

G. C. Plant •. 

I Hugh Blain 

; Patrick Manning 

j John M'CIarenoe 

j Johu Dippolt 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



H. 

A. 

D. 

C, 

F. 

H. 

G. 

B. 

F., 

E. 

B 

D. 

C. 

A. 

B. 

F. 

A. 

H. 

D. 

F. 

B. 



9th Battery. 
5th Battery. 
5th Battery. 
9th Battery. 
20th Regiment, M. T. 
20th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment, M..V. 
20th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment, M. T. 
2Qth Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment, M. V. 
20th Regiment. M. V. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y-. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20ch Regiment, M. T. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 
20th Regiment, M. Y. 



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SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Massachusetts. — Section A-^Gontinued. 



No. of 
grave. 

26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 



Naraes. 

Hiram B. Howard 

Eugene M'Laughlin 

Corp. John Burke , 

Alexander Aiken 

James Lane 

George P. Fales, of Boston.. 

George S. Wise 

Michael Laughlin 

Edwin Field 

John M. Brock 

Frank A. Gould 

Corp. Prince A. Dunton 

John Flye 

Sergt. Edgar A. Fiske 



Comp'y.l 



Regiment. 



D 


j 20th Regiment, M. 


Y. 


F 


20th Regiment, M. 


Y. 


K 


20th Regiment, M. 


Y. 


D 


20th Regiment, M. 


Y. 


F 


20th Regiment, M. 


Y. 


D 


Excelsior, of N. Y 




D 


13th Regiment, M. 


Y. 


K 


13th Regiment, M. 


Y. 


B 


I3th Regiment, M. 


Y. 


H 


I3th Regiment, M. 


Y. 


K 


13th Regiment, M. 


Y. 


H 


13th Regiment, M. 


Y. 


K 


13th Regiment, M. 


Y. 


E 


13th Regiment, M. 


Y. 



Section B. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



Comp'y, 



Regiment. 



1 

2 
3 

4 

5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 



Charles Trajnor. . . 
William T. Bullard. 

John Joy ,...,, 

Philo H. Peck. . ... 

Stephen Cclj 

Richard Sea vers.... 

George Bailey 

Andrew Nelson 

John Deer , 



L. 
A. 
H. 
G. 
L. 
L. 
L., 
D. 
D. 



Corp. Gordon S. Wilson i G 



2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 



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51 



Massachusetts. — Section B — Continued. 



Names. 



Joseph Furbur ,. 

Rupert J. Saddler, Col. Corp., 

Frederick Maynard 

Patrick Hoey 

Sergt. Leavitt C Durgin 

Corp. William Marshall.. 

Corp. Ruel Whittier 

James T. Edmands , 

John E. Farrington 

Peter Conlan 

Sidney S. Prouty 

F. Goetz ., 

Corp. Theodore S. Butters . 

David B. Brown ! 

William H. Ela 

James A. Chase ■ 

Charles Keirnan 

And. Moore 

Lieut. Henry Hartley ' 

Frederick S. Kettel 

George Golden ...i 

David H. Eaton i 

Jacob Kesland 

Sergt. Edward J. M'Ginnis....! 

J. Matthews ( 

Sergt. William Kelren i 

i 
Corp. Henry Evans ; 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



G 

D 

D 

A 

A 

C 

B...... 

I 

H 

B 

A 

C 

I 

I 

D 

C 

F 

F 

E 

E 

B 

B 

B 

C 

B I 

E I 

A I 



2d Regiment, M. V. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y, 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
2d Regiment, M. Y. 
1st Regiment, M. Y. 
1st Regiment, M. Y. 
1st Regiment, M. Y. 
1st Regiment, M. Y. 
1st Regiment, M. Y. 
1st Regiment, M. Y. 
1st Regiment, M. Y. 
1st Regiment, M. Y. 
1st Regiment, M. Y. 
1st Regiment, M. Y. 



i-2 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Massachnsetts. — Section C. 



No. of 
grave. 





3 

4 

5 

. 7 
8 



Names. 



Comp'7. 



1 fJ. L. Johnson i K. 

Joseph Marshall 1 K., 

James E. Butler ' D. 

Michael Doherty j A. 

Lucius Staples | A. 

t ■ ■ 

Corp. Edwin F. Trufant ! F.. 

1 

Corp. C. R. T. Knowlton j H. 

Sergt. William Sawtell E. 



Regiment. 



9 J. S.Rice j K. 

10 Sumner A. Davis ! K. 

i I 

11 i FiancisT. Flint ! H. 



12 John Brodie. 



IS 

I4r 

15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
'22 
23 



Sergt. William Carr | I 

George F. Lewis j H { 

! 
Hardy P. Murray ! K i 



Corp. T. H. Fenelon 
William D. Hudson . 



G. 
H. 



Barney Clark ! G 



Sergt. James M. Haskell... 

Alvin W. Lamb , 

William F. Baldwin 

Henry T. Wade 

Corp. William L. Gillman. 

•24 j Daniel Stoddard 

25 Corp. Nathaniel Mavo 

I 
■26 j T. J. Healey 

27 ' James H. Leaver.d 



A. 
A. 
B.. 

E.. 
K. 
F. 
F.. 
G. 
L. 



11th Regiment, M. V. 
11th Regiment, M. Y. 
11th Regiment, M. Y. 
11th Regiment, M. Y. 
11th Regiment, M. Y. 
11th Regiment, M. Y. 
11th Regiment, M. Y. 
11th Regiment, M. Y. 
llth Regiment, M. Y. 
1 1th Regiment, M. Y. 
llth Regiment, M. Y. 

12th Regiment, M. Y. 
12th Regiment, M. Y. 
12th Regiment, M. Y. 
32d Regiment, M. Y. 
32d Regiment, M. Y. 
32d Regiment, M. Y. 
32d Regiment, M. Y. 
32d Regimen^, M. Y. 
32d Regiment, M. Y. 
32d Regiment, M. Y. 
32d Hegimcnt, M. Y, 
32d Regiment. M. Y. 
32d Regiment, M. Y, 
32d Regiment, M. Y 
32d Regiment, M. Y, 



» 



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5B 



Massachusetts. — Section C — Continued. 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Sergt. Go rham Coffin .....' A. 

Sergt. Joseph Ford i K. 

Edward Roche | E., 

Corp. Thomas W. Tuttle i L. 

Jeremiah Wells | H. 

Charles Gurnej E. 

E. Bassamunson B. 

Elisha Covin B. 



Regiment. 



19th Regiment, M. V. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. V. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
37th Regiment, M. A'. 
37th Regiment, M. Y. 
37th Regiment, M. Y. 



Section D. 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



Sergt. HenrvC. Ball 1 F. 

John Marsh i B. 

i 

Michael Flinn j G. 

0. Stevens { D. 

Geo. W. Cross j E. 

Joseph Bardsley I I.. 

Francis Santum | I.. 

Francis A. Lewis ! A. 



George E. Burns 

George L. Bass 

Sergt. Edward B. Rollins. 

John Grady 

N. B. BicknelL... 

Pierce Harvey 

G. Lambert 

Calvin S. Field 



G. 
B. 
A. 
L. 
C. 



15th Regiment, M. M . 
15th Regiment, M. Y. 
I5th Regiment, M. Y. 
15th Regiment, M. Y. 
15th Regiment, M. \. 
15th Regiment, M. Y. 
15th Regiment, M Y. 
15th Regiment, M Y. 
15th Regiment, M. Y. 
15th Regiment, M. Y. 
15th Regiment, M. Y. 
1 5th Regiment, M. Y. 
11th Regiment, M. Y. 
15th Regiment, M. Y. 
15th Regiment, :\i. T. 
22d. Regiment, M. Y. 



>4. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Massachnsetts. — Section D — Continued. 



Ho. of 
grave. 

17 

18 
19 
20 

22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 



Names. 



John Hickey 

John Caswell 

Sergt. Edward Mooney 

Joseph Beal 

C. H. Pierce 

Unknown. 

Geo. Hills, of New Bedford, 

Corp. Patrick Scannell 

Sergt. Alonzo J. Babcock... 

Corp. Jules B. Allen : D 

Calvin Hov/e I. 



CoBap'y. 



Regiment. 



c 


28th Regiment, M. V. 


G 


28th Regiment, M. V. 


D 


28th Regiment, M. V. 


I 


33d Regiment, M. V. 


E 


33d Regiment, M. T. 



E. Howe H. 

Jeremiah Danforth C. 

Charles A. Trask K. 

I 

Charles H. Wellington K. 

Daniel Holland D. 

P. W. Price C. 

George Lawtou j H. 

J. Coakley i A. 



19th Regiment, M. V. 
2d Regiment, M. V. 
33d Regiment, M. Y. 
33d Regiment, M. V. 
33d Regiment, M. V. 
19th Regiment, M. Y. 
13th Regiment, M. V. 
13th Regiment, M. V. 
19 th Regiment, M. T. 
2Sth Regiment, M. V. 
16th Regiment, M. Y. 
19tb Regiment, M. Y. 



Section E. 



No. of 

j:rave. 


Names. ' Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 
o 


G. P. Roundey, Massachusetts. 
J. B. Nincent 


Q 


22d Rep-iment M Y 


3 

4 


Unknown. 

James Crampton 


K 

K 


3d Regiment, M. V. 
22d Regiment, M. T. 


5 


John F. Moore 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



55 



Massaclrasetts. — Section E — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 

6 

7 
8 



Names. 



C. H. Reed 

John T. Bixby, 
S. Hifideman... 



9 i G. F. Leonard. 



Comp'y, 



Regiment. 



H 15th Regiment, M. V. 



H. 



15th Regiment, M. V. 
I5th Regiment, M. V. 
13th Regiment, M. V. 



Section P. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


1st Lieut. Sumner Paine 




20th Regiment, M. Y. 
37th Regiment, M. V. 
19 th Regiment, M. V. 


2 
3 


] 
Lieut. J. H. Parkins B.... . 

Lieut. Sherman S. Robinson..! 







Total, 158. 



58 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY- 



RHODE ISLAND. 



Section A. 



No. of 

graTO. 


Names. 


Battery. 


Regiment. 


1 


Ira Bennett* 


B 

B 

A 

E 

B 

A 

E 

E 

A 

Co C. 


1st Regiment, R. I. Art. 


2 
3 


David B. King 

John Zimmila 


Ibt Regiment, R. I. Art. 
1st Regiment, R. I. Art. 
1st Regiment, R. I. Art. 
1st Regiment, R. I. Art. 
1st Regiment, R. I. Art. 
1st Regiment, R. I. Art, 
1st Regiment, R. I. Art, 
1st Regiment, R. I. Art. 
2d Regiment, R. L Y. 


4. 


Ernest Simpson 


5 


John Greene 


6 


John Higgins ...».....••• 


7 
8 


Alviu Hiltonf 

Francis H Martial 


9 
10 


Patrick Lonnegan 

Charles Powers 



Section B. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Battery. Regiment. 


1 


William Bear^ 


E 1st Regiment, R. I Art 


2 


Corp. Henry H. Ballot 


B 1st Regiment, R. I. Art. 







Total, 12. 



• Temporarily transferred from the 19th Maine Regiment of Infantry. 

t Was temporarily attached to this Battery, from liOth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers. 

t Was temporarily attached to this Battery, from 90th FennsyWania Volunteers. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



57 



CONNECTICUT. 



Section A. 



Ko. of 
©rave. 



Names. 



! Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



1 

2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 



Corp. William E, Wilson. 

Corp. Joseph Puffer 

William D. Marsh 

Moses Gr. Clement 

S. Carter 

Edward B. Farr 

Michael Confrey 

John D. Perry 

Bernard Mulvey 

Frank J. Benson 

Joseph Whitlock 



27th Regiment, C. V. 
14th Regiment, C. Y. 

14th Regiment, C. V. 

t 

14th Regiment, C. V. 

15th Regiment, C. Y. 

27th Regiment, C. Y. 

27th Regiment, C. Y. 

F j 20th Regiment, C. Y. 

1 20th Regiment, C. Y. 

C 17th Regiment, C. Y. 

C I 17th Regiment, C. Y. 



Section B 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



1 

o 

3 

4 
5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 



Alfred H. Dibble 

Nelson Hodge 

James Cassidy 

Corp. Joel C. Dickerman 

Charles H. Roberts 

Daniel H. Prudy , 

James Flynn 

Corp. Williams ..., 



G I 14th Regiment, C. Y. 



John W. Metcalf. . 
William Cannells. 



L. 
C. 
L. 
P. 
C. 
E. 
D. 
F. 



14th Regiment, C. Y. 
20th Regiment, C. Y. 
20th Regiment, C. Y. 
20th Regiment, C. Y. 
17th Regiment, C. Y. 
17th Regiment, C. Y. 
20th Regiment, C. Y. 
17th Regiment, C. Y. 



§8 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Connecticut. — Section C. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Patrick Dnnn..... 


D 


27th Regiment, C V. 



Total, 22. 



NEW YORK. 



Section A. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


1 


L Vaufforder 


E 

E 

K 

D 

F 


rt 


G H Babcock 


3 


— - Easter ». ^i.. .... 


4 


E B Miller 


5 


William Millard 


6 


Unknown 


7 


Unknown 




8 


Unknown 




9 


Unknown 




10 


Unknown 


1 


11 


Unknown 




12 


Unknown 




13 


Unknown 




U 


George A. Atkin 


D 


15 


Unknown 


16 


Unknown 




17 


Unknown 




18 


Unknown 




19 


Unknown 





Regiment. 



20th Reg^ent, N. Y. S. M. 
20th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
Mth Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
146th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
14th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
I4th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
14th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
14th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
14th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
Uth Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
14th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
14th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
Uth Regiment, N.Y.S.M. 
14th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. T, 
147th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. T 



il 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



59 



New Tork. — Section A — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34. 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

40 

41 

42 

43 

44 

45 

46 



Names. 



Comp'y.l 



Regiment. 



John Wood B 

I 
Unknown I ••• 

Sei'gt. Lawrence Hennessy ... F 

Unknown 

Unknown » 

Henry Kellog 

Joseph Pharett 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

J. A. Casad 

Unknown , 

Venerable Wesley 

Ira Martin, Jr 

John Nickels 

William Besimer 

Corp. William Miller 

Unknown 

John Barrey. 

Sergt. Benjamin F. Elliott. 

L. W. M'Clelland 

Thomas James 

I. Heimbacker 

R. Snyder 

John K. Philips 

Marx Englert 



B. 
F. 
D. 
A. 
B. 
E. 
F. 
L. 



76th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
94th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
N. Y. V. 

i37th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
149th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. M. 

1 137th Regiment, N. Y. M. 

i 
I 

! 1st N. Y. Artillery. 
1 2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
,! 20th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
J 42d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
.1 39th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

125th Regiment, N. Y. T. 

126th Regiment, N. Y. T. 

I08th Regiment, N. Y. T. 



80 



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New York. — Section A — Continued. 



Kq. of , 
«rave. j 

+7 I 
48 

4.'? I 

50 i 

51 i 

52 I 

53 I 
54- ■ 

55 1 

56 I 

I 

58 I 

59 I 

i 

60 I 
I 

bl I 

i 

b2 I 
I 
t)3 

64. 

^5 

1)6 

67 I 

68 

69 

70 j 

71 

72 

73 



Natnee. 



Uiikuown 

H. Burcb 

Unknown 

Edmund Stone, Jr., color bearer 

Francis W. Howard 

Lieut. Julius Ferretzy 

Chester Smith , 

Rowland L. Ormsby 

James F. Joloph 

Richard Corcoran 

Frederick Ilempmir 

Patrick Martin 

John O'Brian 

Corp. Gt'orge Dalgleish 

Corp. Peter Junk 

L. A. Godfrey 

W. A. G 

Z. C. Wiggins 

Eiias Gage 

A rzy West 

John Salsbury 

Sergt. Piatt 

Mike Caddy, Color Sergeant. 
Lieut. Col. Max. A. Thoman 

Corp. George S. Smith 

Myron H. Van Winkle 

H. Williams 



Comp'y 



K. 



D. 
D. 
D. 
A. 
G. 
G. 
G. 
B. 
D. 
C. 
K. 
E. 



A. 
D. 
B.. 
H. 
E., 



G. 
E. 
F.. 



Regiment. 



111th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
64th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
64th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
119th Regiment, N. Y. J. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
b4th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
66th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
52d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
61st Regiment, N. Y. T. 
63d Regiment, N. Y. T. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
119th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
9th Regiment, N. Y. Cav. 
125th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
136th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
136tb Regiment, N. Y. T. 
136th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
64th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
86th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
42d Regiment, N. Y. T. 
59th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
64th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. Y.^ 



SOLDIERS* NATIONAL CEMETERY 



61 



New York. — Section A — Goniinued. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



j Comp'y, 



74. 
75 
76 
. 77 
78 
79 
80 
81 
82 
83 
84 
85 
86 
87 
88 
89 
90 
91 
92 
93 
94 
95 
96 
97 
98 
99 
100 



Sergt. J. B. Wilson ! 

Sergt. James M. Martin j 

George Shaffer 

J. D. Slattery 

E. A. Potter 

A. Krappman 

Thomas Sebring 

1st Lieut. Theodore C. Pausch, 

Conrad Schuler 

Jacob Van Pelk 

2d Lieut. C. A. Foss 

John C. Curren 

Edwin A. Hess 

Corp. Henry Burk 

Eldridge Or. Thompson 

Daniel O'Hara 

C. J. Crandell 

A. B. Usher 

Stephen Baldwin , 

Sergt. I. L. Decker 

Philip Bansell ■ 

David Knapp 

Unknown. 

John G. Bigg 

Unknown. 

Frederick Feight 

E. Bi-vant , 



C. 
H. 
A. 
K. 
L. 



Regiraect. 



2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
59th Regiment, N. Y. S. M, 
39th Regiment, N. T. S. M . 
40th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
40th Regiment, N. Y. V. 



A 40th Regiment, N. Y. T 

1 126th Regiment, X. Y. T. 

39th Regiment, N. Y. T. 

D i 2d Excelsior, 

B 11th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

C I 12th Regiment, N, Y. Y. 



E.. 
'F.. 
B. 
G. 
G. 
K. 



4th Excelsior. 

5th Excelsior. 

5th Excelsior. 

86t.h Regiment, N. Y. T. 

40th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

125th Regiment, N. Y. V 



D i 125th Regiment, N. Y. V 



122d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
70th Regiment, X. Y. V. 
10th Regiment; N. Y. C. 
llUh Regiment. N. Y V 

5th N. Y. Ind . Batt-t-rv 



p 140th Regiment, N. Y. Y 

K I 137th Regiment, X. T. Y 



62 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New York. — Section A — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 

101 
102 
103 
104 
105 
106 
107 
108 
109 
110 
111 
112 
113 
114 
115 
116 
117 
118 
119 
120 
121 
122 
123 
124 

125 I 

126 j 

127 ! 



JNames. 



Unknown 

J. Dore 

H. Moore 

Thomas Gannon 

Samuel Stills 

Frederick Wentz , 

Color Corp. Albert Miracle. .. 

Henry Rhoades 

Sergt. Lewis Bishop 

Jeremiah Barry 

William Weight 

Horace Anguish , 

Corp. J. B. Thomas ;. 

Thurston Thomas 

Samuel Hague 

Philip Daney 

P. C. Wilber 

Thaddeus Reynolds 

Lewis Frento , 

Charles F Webber , 

Henry Miller 

George A. Douglass 

Sergt. F. Leaffled 

Albert D. Wilson 

Sergt. W. Shea 

J. Loh russ 

Mortimer Garrison 



Comp'y, 



B. 
H. 



Regiment. 



F., 
L. 
H. 
B. 
C. 
B.. 
K. 
L. 
E. 
D. 
B. 
E. 
E. 
L. 
G. 
A. 
B. 
F. 
D. 
E. 
I.. 



B. 



137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
119th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
6th N. Y. Cavalry. 
40th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
41st Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
]f)4th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
108th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
I54:th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
84th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
157th Rfigiment, N. Y. Y. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
134-th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
119th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
]34th Regiment, X. Y. Y. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
154th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
14th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
14th Regiment, N. Y, S. M. 
104th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
104th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
104th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
126th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



68 



New York. — Section A — Continued. 



Names. 



Corp. George W. Forrester... 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Unknown 

Unknown, with Testament 

P. Lappen 

Marshall E. Hiseox, 2d Sergt., 

John Bell 

W. W. Scott 

D Welch 

W. Pooke 

1st Sergt. Thomas J. Curtis... 

Sergt. H. Roberts 

Chauncey Snell 

Elias Hannis 

Unknown 

Lieut. Theodore Blume 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



C 1-tth Regiment, N. Y. V. 



H. 
D. 
E. 
C. 
E. 
G. 
A. 
C. 
F. 
C. 
C. 



134th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
125th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
123d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
145th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
104th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
104th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

2d N. Y. Battery. 



Section B. 



Names. 



William Cranston. 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Sergt. Carey 

Unknown. 



Comp'y. 



F. 



Regiment. 



76th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
9th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
157th Regiment, N. Y.,Y. 



6i 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



ITew York Section B — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 



9 
10 
11 
12 

13 
14 
15 
18 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 



Names. 



Amasa Topping 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Corp. Philander Stone.... 

Unknown 

Sergt. Amos Hummiston 
Chamburg ;... 



Comp'y. 



D. 



K. 



Unknown 

Edward Van Dyke 

Levi Carpenter 

Harris Henschell 

John P. Yan Altype , 

John P. Wing , 

G. Ulmer 

Corp W. Foster 

Sergt. C. Gray 

P. Ayres 

James n. Mullin 

j 

John Gamine \ E. 

Benjamin Clark ! K 

Sergt. Henry Johnson j B 

Hannibal Dorset F 

Hugh Murphy j G 

! 

Peter Brentzel i L 

Unknown. 

Lieut. R. P. Holmes 



Regiment. 



157th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
154th Regiment, N. Y. T, 
134th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
i34th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
164th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
140th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
150th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
l*50th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
149th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
60th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
60th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
127th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. A\ 
137th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
60th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
42d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
42d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 



G I 126th Regiment, N. Y. V. 



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65 



New York. — Section B — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 

35 
36 
37 

38 

39 

40 

41 

42 

43 

44 \ 

45 

46 

47 

48 

49 

50 

51 

52 

53 

54 

55 

56 

57 

58 

59 

60 

61 



Names. 



'Comp'y. 



Unknown. 

A. M'Gillora 

G. Bemis 

Albert Bruner 

Franklin Cole 

John F. Fanssen 

Unknown . 

Daniel Mahoney, 

John Bnrns 

William M. Stewart 

Daniel L, Confer 

John Stowell 

C. C. Elwell 

James Doran 

Sergt. William Hoover. 

David Reed 

William Bryan 

O. Sergt. Sigm. Webb.. 

Thomas J. Boyd 

John King 

J. B. Morse 

T. Harrigan 

Timothy Kelly 

Benjamin P. Atkins 

William Peisdale 

Simon Freer 

Frank Staley , 



G. 

K, 



G. 
K. 



B.. 
L., 
C. 
H. 
K. 
H. 
E.. 
G. 
A. 
K. 



H.... 
K.. .. 

E 

A.... 

D 

F 

C 

F 

A.... 



Regiment. 



I nth Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
2d N. Y. Battery. 
61st Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
N. Y. Artillerist. 
69th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
59th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
136th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
136th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
136th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
136th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
136th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
59th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
42d Regiment, N. Y. T. 
52d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
2d Regimeat, N. Y. S. M. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
124th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
40th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
40th Regiment, N. Y. T. ^ 
40th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
68th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
40th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
40th Regiment, N. Y. Y 



66 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New York. — Section B — Continued. 



Wo. of 
grave. 



Names. 



62 
63 

64 

65 

66 

67 

68 

69 

70 

71 

72 

73 

74 

75 

76 

77 

1^ 

79 

80 

81 

82 

83 

84 

85 

86 

87 

88 



Comp'y. 



W. M. M'Aboy G. 

J. Galliger I... 

J. J. ConniCf K. 

David Maywood E . 

Sergt. Thomas King E.. 

Sergt. Ira Penoyar D. 

John J. Dunning D. 

J. K. Saulspaugh E.. 

P. D'Yos E.. 

B. Conrad 

Ambrose Paine 

George Nicholson K. 

Dennis M'Cartby K. 

John Norton C. 

William Marks E. 

Unknown. 
Unknown, 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 

1st Lieut. M. Stanley E. 

T. Wood j C 

W. 11. Keyes I G 



J. Kough G. 

Sergt. S. A. Smith B. 

W. Johnson , B 

G. W. Strong j G. 

J. Bowie I,. 



Regiment. 



4th Regiment, N. Y. Ex. 
4th Regiment, N. Y. Ex. 
4th Regiment, N. Y. Ex. • 
5th Regiment, N. Y. Ex. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. Ex. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. Ex, 
11 1th Regiment, N. Y. Ex. 
126th Regiment, N. Y. Ex. 
1 1 1th Regiment, N. Y. Ex, 
125th Regiment, N. Y. Ex. 
42d Regiment, N. Y. Ex. 
126th Regiment, N. Y. Ex. 
122d Regiment, N. Y. Ex, 
60th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
140th Regiment, N. Y T. 



60th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
150th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
78th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
102d Regiment, N. Y. T. 
137tli Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
60th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
102d Regiment, N. Y. T. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



67 



New York. — Section B. — Continued. 



Names. 



James E. Homan 

Bernard Germann 

Daniel Y. Hull 

Albert Hdtch 

William Schumne , 

J. E. Jayner 

Sergt. J. C. Weisensal .... 

G. M. Reagles 

Lieut. L. Dietrick 

John Cassidj 

Morgan L. Allen 

H. F. Morton 

George W. Lampheart.... 

Corp. Elias A. Norris 

Francis A. Chapman 

Corp. William M'Kendrj 

D. Lynes 

Sergt. John Stratton 

John Kurk 

Charles A. Hyde 

P. Sheets 

W. S. Besey 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



H. 
D., 
G.. 

B . 
D. 
E , 
E., 
II 



D.. 

C. 

F . 

E.. 

B.. 

K. 

G. 

I.. 

A 

H 

B. 

G. 

C. 



124th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
n9th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
136th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
54th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
45th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
.58th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
108th Regiment, N. Y. Y, 
147th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
126th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
94th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
76th Regiment, K Y. S. M. 
94th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
97th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
104th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 



68-'» 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Hew York. — Section B — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 

116 
117 
118 
119 
120 
121 
122 
123 
124 
125 
126 
127 
128 
129 
130 
131 
132 
133 
134 
135 
136 
137 
138 



Namee. 



- Chamberlain. 

-d ngton. 



Frank Deieenroth 

John Hofer. 

George Clark 

Patrick Burns 

N. A. Thayer 

Sergt. M. Buckingham. 

Samuel G. Spencer 

John M. Dawson 

Unknown. 
Unknown. 
James Montgomery . ... 

Dennis Brady 

Supposed Excelsior. 

Robert Shields 

John Allen 

Unknown. 

JohnZubber 

SanfordWebb 

Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Lieut. Charles Clark .., 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



B.. 
H, 
K. 
C. 
D. 
H. 



E. 



C. 
C. 

B. 

G. 



B. 



N. Y. V. 

108th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

65th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
9th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
123d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
104th Regiment, N.Y.S. M. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. 6. M. 



1st N. Y. Excelsior. 
15th I. B. 

140th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
140th Regiment, N. Y, T. 

140th Regiment, N. Y, V. 
140th Regiment, N. Y. V. 



9th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



69 



New York. — Skotion C. 



Names- 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



Unkuown 

Unknown 

Unknown .' 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Sergeant, unknown 

Orderly Sergeant, unknown. 

Levi Rush 

B. C. Blunt 

Cbase Wingate 

George Mabee 

Unknown. 

A. Wallace 

W. Brown 

J. Morgan 

James Cullen 

John Smith 

Thomas Barren 

John Enosense 

Sergt. M. Dicker 

Sergt. L. H. Dicker 

James Gallagher 

J. L. Halleck 

T. D. Hawkin 

H. W. Roberts 

Corp. George Blackall 



A. 
G. 



D. 



A. 

H. 
H. 
F. 
D. 
D.. 
K.. 
C. 
K., 
P.. 
G.. 
E.. 
E,. 
G.. 



N. Y. V. 

N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. Y. 

157th Regiment, N. Y. T. 

157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

117th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. Y. 

150th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

150th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. Y. 

137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

11 1th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
11 1th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
42d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
42d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
42d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
59th Regiment, N. Y. "^ 
20th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
20th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
20th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
111th Regiment, N Y. Y. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
136th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New York. — Section C — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 

28 
29 
SO 
31 
32 
33 
34. 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 
41 
42 
43 
44 
45 
46 
47 
48 
49 
50 
51 
(2 
53 
54 



Names. 



Comp'y 



William Whitmore E. 

John Cripps A. 

Unknown. 

Corp. A. G. M'Afee 

D. M'Gill I A 



William H. Cross. 
Conrad. . .. 



2d Lieut. Frank K. Garland. 

Corp. Amos Cogswell 

John H. Philips 

Unknown 

Unknown. 

Sergt. P. Rinboldt 

August EKenberger 

Sergt. John Larkins 

Peter West 

William L. Stuart 

John Bloekman 

James Partington 

John Carrigan 

Ira W. Ross 

Walter Qloobson 

William Morgan 

G. Huskej 

Wilson M. Molloy 

Lieut. George Dennen 

George Andrews 



G. 
C. 
A. 
F. 
E. 



Regiment. 



B 

H 

E 

K 

K 

I 

H 

I 

B 

K 

K 



111th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

111th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
10th Battalion N. Y. 
61st Regiment, N. Y. V. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
7l8t Regiment, N. Y. V. 
71st Regiment, N. Y. V. 
95th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
N. Y. V. 

39th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
59th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
42d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
80th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
86th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
124th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
186th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
86th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
40th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
126th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
3d N. Y. Excelsior. 
4th N. Y. Excelsior. 
4th N. Y. Excelsior. 
4th N. Y. Excelsior. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



71 



New Tork. — Section C — Continued. 



J^'ames. 



Alfred O. Armes 

1st Sergt. George E. Smith.... 

Daniel Cauty 

Corp. J. A. Thompson 

James Higgins 

Jacob Raish 

J. P. M'Cormick 

William N. Norris 

Unknown 

Joseph Laroost 

Ezra Hyde 

Unknown. 

P. Tillbury 

Capt. J. N. "Warner, removed, 

Charles Rosebill 

John Paugh 

Henry Miller 

M. A. Culver 

Peter Linek ;. 

George Rodeloff. 

J. F. Chace 

Benjamin Bice 

Corp. Peter Berer 

Ord. Sergt. Augustus Willman, 

Thomas Haley 

George Conner 

Broughton Hough 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



H. 
G. 

C. 



H. 
B. 

B. 
K. 
H. 
L. 
B. 
C. 
K. 
E. 
D. 
A. 
K.. 
F. 
E. 
D. 
K. 



2d N. Y. Excelsior. 
120th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
2d N. Y. Excelsior. 
4th N. Y. Battery. 
1st N, Y. Excelsior. 
125th Regiment, N. Y. T- 
10th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
64th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
140th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
146th Regiment, N. Y. T. 

137th Regiment, -N. Y. Y. 
86th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
119th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
154th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
141st Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
119th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
154th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
54th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 



72 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New York. — Section C — Continued. 



Ko. of 
grave. 



Names. 



82 George Halbring 

83 Henry Limerick 

84 Corp. Jerry Johnson 

85 J. B. Church 

86 C. E. Day 

87 Sergt. A. W. Swart 

88 J. Glair, Jr 

89 John Glair 

90 Horace Burgess 

91 Sergt. F. E. Munsun 

92 James Mahoney 

93 Sergt. Henry Sanders 

94 *J, M. Bouren 

95 Unknown 

96 Unknown. 

97 Unknown 

98 Unknown 

99 Unknown 

100 C. W. Radeu 

101 Unknown. 

102 John Fitzner 

103 Henry J. Davis 

104 Edward Beren 

105 J. O'Brien 

106 D. Hammond 

107 Lafayette Burns 

108 Unknown. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



G.. 
F.. 
C 
F.. 
D.. 
L.. 
D.. 
B.. 
D.. 
D„ 
B.. 
C. 
C. 



B. 

F. 
B. 
I. 
A. 



119th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
136th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
94th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
20th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
94th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
104th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
104th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
97th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
94th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
154th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
154th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

154th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
154th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
1st N. Y. Artillery. 

108th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

125th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

125th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

2d N. Y. Excelsior. 

N. Y. V. 

2d N. Y. Excelsior. 



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73 



New York. — Section C — Coritinued. 



lio. of 
grave. 



Names. 



109 
110 
111 
112 
^113 
114. 
115 
116 
117 
118 
119 
120 
121 
122 
123 
124 
125 
126 
127 
128 
129 
130 
131 
132 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



Corp. D. Casey 

William Raymond ;.... 

Asa Pettingill 

Jo. Stowtenger 

James Pfeiffer 

Unknown. 
Unknown. 

James Gray 

Edward Peto 

R. Eliot 

Ord. Serg't Thomas Deviue... 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Unknown, supposed Excelsior. 

K. E. Claflin, Testament 

Unknown, Letters 

Unknown.....^ 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown....; 

Ord. Serg't Edward F^ Krause, 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 



K 

D 



K. 



122d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
126th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
145th Regiment, N. Y. T. 



Cowan's Battery. 

1st N. Y. Battery. 

2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 

2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 



N. Y. V. 

N. Y. V. 

N. Y. Excelsior. 

N. Y. Excelsior. 

N. Y. Excelsior. 

N. Y. Excelsior. 

19th Regiment, N. Y. V. 



74 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New York. — Section D. 



Jfo. of 

grave. 



Names. 



1 Frederick D. Clark 

2 Unknown 

3 William C. Mari^h , 

4 Loren Eaton 

5 Frederick Phelps , 

6 William Murphy , 

7 Michael Moloy. .. , 

8 E. B. Roberts , 

9 Unknown Cavalryman. 

10 Unknown Cavalryman. 

11 Ord. Serg't James P. Cush... 

12 Unknown , 

13 N. Southerd 

M John Capper 

15 Patrick M'Marra 

16 Frederick Tybal 

17 Serg't Darvoe , 

18 H. Wood 

19 Unknown 

20 Unknown 

21 James H. Griswald 

22 J. J. Beck 

23 Henry C. Bunnell 

24 Serg't Patrick Farrington 

25 Corp. Albert H. Edson , 

26 Unknown, Cavalryman. 

27 Patrick M'Donald 



Comp'y 



K. 



H. 
D. 
C. 
I.. 
C. 
B., 



B. 



K. 
E. 
E. 
K. 
B. 



E. 
D. 
D. 
G. 
A. 



Regiment. 



78th Regiment, N. Y. T. 

N. Y. y. 

78th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
149th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
60th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
149th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
14th Regiment, N. Y. V. 



59th Regiment, N. Y. T. 

N. Y. V. 

20th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 

2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 

43d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 

42d Regiment, IT. Y. S. M. 

1st N. Y. Battery. 

111th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

N. Y. V. 

N. Y. V. 

111th Regiment, N. Y. T. 

45th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

1st N. Y. Excelsior 

2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
8th N. Y. Cavalry. 

N. Y. V 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



75 



New York. — Section D — Continued. 



Names. 



Wm. Kreis 

Casr)er Bonnell 

Elista Allen 

Wessel Whitbeck 

Serg't Edwin G. Aylesworth. . 

Unknown 

George M'Connell 

Francis Chapman 

Serg't James Harrigan 

Thomas Hurley 

David R. Johnson 

Philip Martyler 

George Shumdeher 

Serg't L. Stone 

J. W. Cresler 

Unknown 

Unknown 

F. Piatt 

Patrick Lynch 

Serg't J. Murphy 

W. M. Brown 

Corp. Samuel Lambert 

H. Rose 

Josepl^ Battel 

J. D. B 

Corp. N. W. Winship 

Jabez Fisk 



Comp'y 



L. 

C 

A. 

E. 

G 



L. 
K. 
E. 
G. 
L. 



B. 
G. 
K. 



E. 

D. 

B. 

G. 

F 

F. 

A. 

L. 

K. 

K. 



Regiment. 



52d Regiment, N Y. V. 
66th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
59th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
147th Regiment, K Y. Y. 
20th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
14.th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
136th Regiment, N. Y; S.M. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M; 
2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
39th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
39th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
42d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
1st N. Y. Excelsior. 
1st N. Y. Excelsior. 
1st N. Y. Excelsior, 
72d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
4th N. Y. Excelsior. 
4th N. Y, Excelsior. 
4th N. Y. Excelsior. 
1st N. Y, Excelsior. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
2d N. Y. Excelsior. 
129th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
86th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
86th Regiment, N. Y. V. 



76 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New York. — Section D — Continued. 



Vo. of 
graye. 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



55 

56 

57 

58 

59 

60 

61 

62 

63 

64 

65 

66 

67 

68 

69 

70 

71 

72 

73 

74 

75 

76 

77 

78 

79 

80 

81 



Matthew Bryan C 



Serg't C Farnsborth.... 

William M'Cort 

E. Whitmore , 

William Danice 

John Furgeson 

Serg't Carlton Sanders 

John Cain 

C. H. Carpenter 

Unknown. 
Unknown. 

H. M'Dowell 

J. Walton 

James Ivers , 

Jacob Eiser 

Heyden 



Unknown. 
Unknown. 

J. Finlin 

Unknown Zouave 

Unknown Zouave Serg't 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Robert Blair 

Unknown, (with Prayer Book 
Daniel Cas'ey * .. .., 



G. 
C. 

E. 



E. 
H. 
K. 
L. 



C. 
H. 
A. 
A. 



D 

of Fr. 
D 



2d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
126th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
39th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
39th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
39th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
120th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
122d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. T. 



60th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
14th Regiment, N.Y. S. M. 
14th Regiment, N. Y. S. U. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
147th Regiment, 'N. Y. Y. 



15th Indep't N. Y. Battery. 
14th Regiment, Brooklyn. 
14th Regiment, Brooklyn. 
N. Y. Excelsior. 
N. Y. Excelsior. 
N. Y. Excelsior. 
140th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
Deisenroth.) 
44th Regiment, N. Y. T. 



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77 



New York. — Section D — Continued. 



Names. 



Comp'y, 



Regiment. 



Josephus Simmons 

James Look 

Charles Speisberger 

Philip Beckner 

Justice Eisenberg 

David Nash 

George Lervj 

Serg't Sidney S. Skinner..., 

Jesse White 

Corp. William C. Crafts.... 

George Strobridge 

Ross Thomas 

Corp. Goodman 

George Nole , 

Leander T. Burnham 

R. M'EUigot 

F. Griswald 

Peter Beers 

John M. Irons 

E, Strong 

Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 

Joseph Sneebacker 

Unknown, (with ambrotype an 
Unknown Cayalryman. 
Unknown. 



E.. 

A 

D. 

D. 

D. 

F. 

F. 

D. 

G. 

A. 

E., 

E. 

H. 

E.. 

E. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

E. 

K. 



44th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
44th Regiment. N. Y. Y. 
140th Regiment, N.'Y. Y. 
140th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
140th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
140th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
140th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
34th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 



F 

d paper 



146th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
s.) 



78 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New York, — Section D — Continued. 



Xo. of 
grave. 



Names. 



Coinp'y, 



Regiment. 



109 
110 
111 

;ii2 

113 
lU 
115 
116 
117 
^118 
119 
120 
121 
122 
123 
124 
125 
426 
127 



H. 



Martin Roe K 

11. W. D 

J. C. K 

Charles Johnrid 

Unknown Cavalry Serg.eant 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

W. L. Bort 

J. C. Kent 

W. W. Clark 

T. Manly 

D. Smith 

George S. Moss 



111th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
lllth Regiment, N. Y. V. 
N. Y. V. 
5th N. Y. Excelsior. 



William Wyer ^, 



F. M. Stowell .'., 

H. Dale 

Unknown Cavalryman. 



157th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
136th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
60th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
63d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
57th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
125th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
119th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
N. Y. Excelsior. 
135th N. Y. Excelsior. 



Section E. 



No. of 
grave. 

1 

3 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



James Gray 

Unknown 

Unknown. 

Unknown, (with knife, inksta 



C. 



Regiment. 



2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 



nd, medal, purse and 75 cents.) 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



73 



New York — SECTION E — Continued. 



Names. 



Nicholas Paquet 

Charles Root. 

John P. Conn 

Frederick Blackstein.... 

A. R. Townsend 

Chai'Ies Manning 

H. W-. Nichols 

E. Van Tassel 

P. Stevenson... 

P. M'Donald 

Corp. W. W. Rand 

Corp. L. Yinning 

Serg't Charles P. Fox.. 

Mahlon J. Pardee 

Oliver English 

P. A. Archibald 

Serg't J. W. Brockham. 
William W. Wheeler.... 

Richard W. Rush 

A. Stanton 

Peter Hill 

Dean Swift 

Serg't Daniel Corbett . . 
Serg't Hiram G. Hilts.. 

P. Fanning 

W. P. Huntington 

James W. Wickham 



Comp'y, 



E. 



A 

L. 

C. 

F, 

C. 

A. 

I.. 

E. 

A. 

A. 

F. 

A. 

C. 

C. 

F. 

A. 

C. 

A. 

A. 

B.. 

C. 

C. 

C, 

E., 



Regiment. 



49th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

Battery L, 1st Artillerj. 
40th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
60th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
60th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
60th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
60th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
102d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
60th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
122d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
122d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
123d Regiment, N. Y. T. 
122d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 



to 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New York. — Section E — Continued. 



JTo. of 
frave. 

82 
S3 
84 

35 

36 

37 

38 

S9 

40 

41 

42 

43 

44 

45 

46 

47 

48 

49 

&0 

il 

&2 

&3 

54 

55 

§6 

il 

§8 



Names. 



J. Vandyke 

R. Gandley 

G. Christanna 

Daniel Cook, U. S. Ambulance 

Serg't F. Jell 

R. T. Myres 

Felix M'Cram 

Josephus Gee 

A. J. Chafee 

William J. Sutliff. 

John Jolloff 

Elisha Loomis 

Michael Burns 

James Giles 

Serg't S. Lasaga 

John Sloven 

Heinrich Droeber 

John Riley 

H. Hawkins 

Jacob Dilber 

Joseph Cotrell 

Orin Shepherd 

Lieut. A. Wagner 

P. Newman .... 

John M. Wastrant 

A. S. Van Volkenburg 

Tyler J. Snyder 



Comp'y. 



K 

B 

A 

driver, 

I 

K 

K 

G 

E 

B 

F.... 

C 

C 

I 

A 

I 

C 

B 



Regiment. 



G , 
A. 
A. 
F. 
K. 
G. 
G. 
G. 



107th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
120th Regiment, N. Y. T. 

95th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
42d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
Excelsior ^Brigade. 
137th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
140th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
104th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
61st Regiment, N. Y. T. 
119th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
145th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
94th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
119th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
43d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
60th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
39th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
73d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
111th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
64th Regiment, N. Y. T. 
126th Regiment, N. Y. T. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

New York. — Section E. 



81 



Names. 



Comp'y, 



Regiment. 



59 
60 
61 
62 
63 
64 
65 
66 
67 
68 
69 
70 
71 
72 

73 
74 
75 

76 
77 
78 
79 
80 
81 
82 
83 
84 
85 



Unknown, (on cap) 

Hendrick Hayman 

J- Clegg 

Corp. A. Ralph 

J. E. Bailey 

F. Sweney 

Thomas Smith..... 

Serg't S. Yandei'pool 

Unknown Captain 

Unknown , 

1st Lieut. J. Ross Horner. . 

H. Bermao: , 

Unknown. 

Delmot, ($2 75, diary and 



D. 



I.., 
C. 
L. 
D. 
K. 
L. 



K. 

E., 



ambrotype) 

Unknown Corporal 

Solomon Lesser, ($36, &c.,)..., 

Corp. Bollinger i. 

Klebenspies 



Corp. Conrad Waelde. 

Albert Spitz 

Eiershan 



Corp. Woell 

J. Smith 

C. A. Caldwell.., 
H. C. Rosegrant. 
Timothy Kearns., 
P. Owens 



E.. 
E.. 
E. 
E.. 
E.. 
K. 
H. 
B. 
B. 



E. 
B. 
A. 
A. 



157th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

39th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

Excelsior. 

62d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

111th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

40th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

1st N. Y. Excelsior. 

125th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. Excelsior. 

20th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

41st Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

41st Regiment^ N. Y. Y. 
41st Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
41st Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
41st Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
41st Rfegiment, N. Y. Y. 
41st Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
41st Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
41st Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
41st Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
4th N. Y. Battery^ 
64th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
1st Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
Ist N. Y. Excelsior. 
61st Regiment, N. Y. V. 



82 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New York. — Section E — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 

86 

87 

88 

89 

90 

91 

92 

93 

94 

95 

96 

97 

98 

99 

100 

101 

102 

103 

104 

105 

106 

107 

108 

109 

110 

111 

112 



Names. 



G. W. Secose 

Unknown 

P, Trainer 

Jo II Kenton 

John Smith 

Serg't William H. Ambler... 

John Lanegar 

1st Serg't Selden D. Wales .. 

Adjutant Gaulk 

J. B. Cowill 

John P. Wells 

William Franklin 

A. N. Post 

John Fi rrj 

1st Sergeant — unknown 

James M'Bride 

Unknown. 

Patrick KeHney 

Charles Hogan 

Henry Hitchcock 

George Clax ' 

Amos Otis 

Serg't Samuel Fuller 

Unknown 

E. Develin 

J. Kaetchner 

Unknown Zouave. 



Comp'y 



F 



Beginient. 



4th N. Y. Cavalry. 
4th N. Y. Cavalry. 
4th N. Y. Cavalry . 
4th N. Y. Cavalry. ' 
57th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
57th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
5th N. Y. Cavalry. 
5th N. Y. Cavalry. 
5th N. Y. Cavalry. 
E ! 108th N. Y. Cavalry. 



E. 
H. 
A. 
L. 



B. 
A. 



C. 

K. 
G. 



104th N. Y. Cavalry. 
136th N. Y. Cavalry. 
43d N. Y. Cavalry. 
88th Regiment, N. Y. V. j 
116th Regiment, N. Y. YJ 
88th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

63d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
63d Regiment, N. Y. V. 
1st Ind't N Y. Battery. 
1 nth Regiment, N. Y. V. 
146th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
105th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
Excelsior. 

4th Regiment, N. Y. V. | 
Excelsior. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



83 



New York. — Section E — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


113 


Corp. Richard Sheridan 


E 


2d Regiment N Y S ^ 


114 


D. C, (with bible.) 








115 


Unknown. 








116 


Unknown. 








117 


Unknown 




Excelsior. 
Excelsior. 
Excelsior. 
Excelsior. 




118 


Unknown 






119 


Unknown 






120 


Unknown 







Section F. 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



Capt. J. S. Corbin ... 

Cicero Tolls 

A. D. Tice 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown , 

Unknown , 

Unknown , 

Serg't Frederick Derbin. 

Thomas, Dawson 

Alfred Trudell 

Fred. Hei 



Elbert Traver . 
Unknown 



F. 
A. 
E. 



L. 
A. 
A. 



E. 



20th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
134th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
20th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
147th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
76 th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
76th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
78th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
78th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
78th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
N. Y. Y. 

44th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
N. Y. V. 



84 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Kew York. — Section F — Continuei. 



No. of 
grave. 


1 

Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


16 


William Lacy 


i H 


4th N. Y. Excelsior. 


17 


J. Simond 


D 

K 


4th N. Y. Excelsior. 


18 


Serg't T. Lallj 


4th N. Y. Excelsior 


19 


Unknown 




Excelsior. 


20 


Unknown 




Excelsior 


21 


Unknown 




Excelsior 


22 


Unknown 




Cavalry. 


23 


Unknown. 




24 


Unknown 




Cavalry. 
2d Excelsior. 


25 


David Holland, (with medal,) 


F 


26 


Unknown 




Excelsior 


27 


Michael Flanegan 


B'. 


1st N. Y. Excelsior. 


28 


Ord. Serg't Patrick Sullivan... 


K 


4th N. Y. Excelsior. 


29 


K. H. P 




126th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
N. Y. V. 


30 


Unknown 




31 


Unknown, (withrina:,) 




N. Y. V. 


32 


Charles W. Gaylord 


B 


126th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
Excelsior 


33 


Unknown 




U 


Charles Welden, (with diary,) 


D 


111th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 


85 


Unknown Corporal 




N. Y. Y. 


S6 


Unknown 




Cavalry. 


37 


Unknown. 




38 


Unknown. 




V 


39 


Lieut. A. W. Estes 


H ... 


2d N. Y. Excelsior. 


40 


Unknown 




41 


Unknown 




1st Division 5th Corps 
1st Division 5th Corps. 


42 


Unknown 





SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



85 



New York. — Section F — Gontiwued. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


43 


Unknown, 






44 


Unknown. 






45 


Unknown. 






46 


Unknown. 






47 


Unknown (with knife) 




N. Y. V. 


48 


Unknown 


E 


5th Corps. 


49 


Unknown. 


50 


John Kapp 


K 


^Ist Excelsior. 


51 


Michael Ryan 


C 


1st Excelsior. 


52 


Unknown. 




53 


Unknown. 






54 


Charles M'Kenney 


B 


1st Excelsior. 


55 


Unknown. 






56 


Unknown. 






57 


Unknown 




2d Brig. 2d Div. 5th Corps. 


58 


Unknown Corporal, (with pip 


e.) 




55 


Unknown. 






60 


James Brady 




2d Excelsior 


61 


Unknown. 






62 


Unknown. 






63 


Unknown. 






64 


Unknown 




N. Y. V. 


Qb 


Unknown 




N. Y. V. 


66 


Charles Gorman 


E 


2d Excelsior. 


67 


Unknown 


2d Excelsior. 


68 


Patrick Olvany 


A 


2d Excelsior. 


69 


'Alonzo Henstreat, (with pock 


et book 


and 50 cents.) 



86 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New Tork. — Section F — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



70 
71 
7-2 
73 
74 
75 
76 
77 
78 
79 
80 
81 
82 
83 
84 
85 
86 
87 
88 
89 
90 
91 
92 
93 
94 
95 
96 



Supposed 

George W. Douglass 

Supposed , 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed , 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown Orderly Sergeant.. 
Unknown, (with auibrotype). 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Jacob Jones, (with letter.) 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Unknown 

Unknown 

William M'Clellan 

Unknown. 

P. J. Hopkins 

Unknown. 



Comp'y, 



Regiment. 



B. 



G. 



H. 



N. Y. 

1st Excelsior. 

N. Y. 

N. Y. 

N. Y. 

N. Y. 

N. Y. 

N. Y. V. 

N. Y. V. 

N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. V. 

N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. V. 

Excelsior. 

5th Corps, 

N. Y. V. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 



11th Corps. 

Artillerist. 

88th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

126th Regiment, N. Y. V. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



87 



New York. — Section F — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


97 


Unknown Corporal 




126th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
157th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
Excelsior. 


98 
99 


Lieut. R. D. Lower 

Unknown Corporal 


I 


100 


Supposed , 




101 


Unknown 




Excelsior. 


102 


Unknown 




Excelsior. 


103 
104 


G. M'Cleary ^ 

Unknown 


F 


4th Excelsior. 
Excelsior. 


10.^ 


Unknown 




Excelsior. 


106 


Edmund Holmes 


F 

D 


4th Excelsior. 


107 


T. Tetworth 


4th Excelsior. 


108 


Adam Shaw 


4th Excelsior. 


109 


Supposed 




Excelsior. 


110 


Supposed 




Excelsior. 


111 


William H. Bell 


P 

I 

H 


120th Regiment, N, Y. V. 
120th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 
120th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
N. Y. V. 


112 
113 
114 


Corp. James M. Delanej 

Corp. Andrew De Wit > 

Supposed 


115 


Theodore Bogart, (with medal 
and breastpin) 


I 


120th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 




Section 


[ G. 




Jfo. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


2d Lieut. F F 




N. Y. Y. 


2 


Supposed (with ambrotype).. 




N. Y. Y. 


3 


Supposed 




N. Y. Y. 


4 


Supposed 




120th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 


5 


Daniel Smith 


E 


120th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 



88 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New York. — Section G — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



6 
7 
8 
9 

10 
11 
12 
13 
14. 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
80 
31 
32 



Supposed, (with watch chain). 

Corp. Gilbert Myer ,.. 

Supposed 

Theodore Van Deborgert 

R. M. W 

Supposed 

Supposed « 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

W. H. Ackerman 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Corporal, supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Corp. Lewis Solomon 



Coinp'y. 



B. 



Begiment. 



3d Excelsior. 

120th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

Excelsior. 

120th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

Supposed N. Y. V. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. ^ j^ 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

1st Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. V. 

1st Regiment, N. Y. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



89 



K'ew York. — Section G — Continued. 



Names. 



Supposed , 

Supposed , 

Orderly Sergeant P. Farrel. 

Rufus Thomson , 

Seth Harpell 

Henry Wilson 

Alexander Gacon 

W. H. Piper... 

Sergeant Bie 



Charles Gorman 

Sergeant Washington Knight, 

George Buggins 

Michael Riley 

Elbert Brown 

John Carey 

Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown, (2 knives and comb,) 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

O. W. Hotchkiss, (breast pin,) 
William Shuly, (ambrotype,).. 

Supposed 

Supposed 



Comp'y. 



D .. 
C... 

C... 
E... 
B... 
H... 
A... 
E... 
C... 
I.... 
G... 
G... 
H.. 



F. 



Regiment. 



N. Y. V. 

N. Y. V. 

^th Eycelsior. 

120th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

5th Excelsior. 

126th Regiment, N. Y. V. 

5th N. Y. Excelsior. 

1st N. Y. Excelsior. 

1st N Y. Excelsior, 

2d N. Y. Excelsior. 

5th N. Y. Excelsior. 

1st N. Y. Excelsior. 

42d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

lUth Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

5th Regiment, N. Y. V. 



N. Y. V. 

N. Y. V. 

N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. V. 

N. Y. V. 

120th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. V. 

N. Y. Y. 

N. Y. V, 



80 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



If ew York. — Section G — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 

60 

61 

62 

63 

64. 

65 

66 

67 

68 

69 

70 

71 

72 

73 

74 

75 

76 

77 

78 

79. 

80 

81 

82 

83 

84. 

85 

86 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



Justus Warner, (with snuff 

box,) I. 

Supposed 



Unknown Corporal 

Unknown. 

Unknown, supposed 

Scrg't John Knox 

John Nolan 

Serg't J. n. Mead 

Supposed 

Supposed 

George "Washington Sprague.. 

Serg't L. H. Lee 

Corp. Luke Kelly 

Thomas Murphy 

Henry Irvin 

Henry Piemer •. I F 

Supposed 



H. Thompson 

Adam C. Cadmus 

Jacob Frey 

M. Stout 

Charles Jones 

Serg't James Melchen, 

Thomas Hunt 

Supposed , 

Robert Laning , 

John Sloat 



L. 

L. 

B. 

F.. 

C 

H. 

H. 



120th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
N. Y. Y. 

Excelsior. 



N. Y. Y. 

5th N. Y. Excelsior. 

1st N. Y. Excelsior. 

N. Y. Y. 

Excelsior. 

Excelsior. 

2d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

2d Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 

2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 

2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 

2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 

N. Y. S. M. 

111th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

126th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

149th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

136th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

9th Regiment, N. Y. Cav. 

2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 

2d Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 

N. Y. Y. 

86th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 

126th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



91 



New York. — Section G — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 



87 
88 
89 
90 



Names. 



Serg't George Baker. 

Supposed 

Joshua Pursel 

Daniel Day 



Comp'y, 



A. 



Repriment. 



40th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
N. Y. V. 

126th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
126th Regiment, N. Y. Y. 



Total, 866. 



NEW JERSEY. 



Section A. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



Comp'y, 



Regiment. 



1 2d Lt. Richard H. Townsend, 

2 1st Serg't T. Sutphin 

3 I. L. T. 

4 L. Kreisel 

5 G. Cutter 

6 Isaac H. Copeland 

7 John Albright. 

8 Joseph Spacious 

9 George Martin 

10 O. S. Piatt 

11 Unknown. 

12 Daniel Hierman 

13 Unkrfown. 

14 George W. Adams 

15 .William Redrew 



E. 



E. 



A. 
B. 

H. 

F. 



12th Regiment, N. J. V. 
5th Regiment, N. J. Y. 

Battery A, 1st N. J. Y. 
Battery A, 1st N. J. Y. 
12th Regiment, N. J. Y. 

12th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
12th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
12th Regiment, N. J. Y. 

12th Regiment, N. J. Y. 

12th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
12th Regiment, N. J. Y. 



92 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New Jersey. — Section A — Continued. 



Ko. of 
grave. 

16 
17 

18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



William Spencer. 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Jacob Sheik 

Creamer . 



J. W. Button. 
R. S. Price... 
Swart Perew. 



K. 



G. 



Regiment. 



4th Regiment, N. J. V. 
12th Regiment, N. J. V. 
5th Regiment, N. J. V. 
Battery B, 1st N. J. Artil. 
11th Regiment, N. J. V. 



Section B. 



No. of 
grave. 

1 

2 

3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 

10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 



Names. 



Patrick Ryan 

Sergeant John M'lver 

Thomas Van Cleaf. 

B. C. Jackson 

John Rue , 

James Fletcher , 

Michael Goff. 

Joseph Burroughs , 

Henry Elberson , 

Serg't Samuel Stockton , 

William Preser 

Henry Dammig ., , 

Charles B. Yearkes 

Daniel Shuk 

J. Parliament 



Comp'y 



A. 

B.. 

F 

B. 

B.. 

G. 

G 

B , 

G, 

K. 



Regiment. 



5th Regiment, N. J. V. 
5th Regiment, N. J. V. 
8th Regiment, N. J. V. 
11th Regiment, N. J. V. 
11th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
7th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
1 1th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
8th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
N. J. Y. 

5th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
Egg Harbor City Cavalry. 
13th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
6th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
3d Regiment, N. J, Y. 
13th Regiment, N. J. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



93 



New Jersey.— Section B— Continued. 



No. of] 
grave. ! 



Names. 



16 
17 

18 
19 
20 
21 
22 



No. of 
grave. 

1 

2 
3 

4> 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 



John Smith, (with pocket book, 

W. T. Hawkins 

Rilej 



J. B 

J, H., (with comb) 

H. R 

renown, (with Testament). 




Regiment. 



ts, &c.) 
12th Regiment, N. J. V. 
2d Regiment, N. J. V. 
7th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
7th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
7th Regiment, N. J. Y. 



Section C. 



Names. 



W. A. E 

Unknown, (with knife) 

Unknown 

Unknown 

John Ryan 

J. F 

Unknown, (with blanket shaw 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 

Unknown, 

Unknown. 

Unjinown. 

Unknown. 

Unkndjfei. 

Unknown. 

Unknown. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



c, 

A, 
I) 



7th Regiment, N. J. V. 
7th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
N. J. Y. 

7th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
5th Regiment, N. J. Y. 
7th Regiment, N. J. Y. 



94 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



New Jersey. — Section C — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



18 Thomas Flanagea 

19 M. Y 

20 George W. Berry . 



Comp'y. 



G. 
A. 
B. 



Regiment. 



7th Regiment, N. J. V. 
7th Regiment, N. J. V. 
7th Regiment, N. J. Y. 



Section D. 



No. of 
grave . 



Names. 



1 Unknown 

2 Unknown, (with needle case. ) 

3 Unknown 

4 Supposed 

5 Supposed 

6 Corp. William H. Ray 

7 Serg't James B. Rister... ...... 

8 E. Baner 

9 Supposed 

10 Supposed ,., 

11 J. M'N 

12 Unknown. 

13 P. Weene..... 

Total, 78. 



Comp'y. 



F 

C, 

H 



F. 



H. 



Regiment. 



7th Regiment, N. J. Y. 

N. J. Y. 

N. J. Y. 

N. J. Y. 

r2th Regiment, N. J. Y. 

11th Regiment, N. J. Y. 

11th Regiment, N. J. Y. 

N. J. Y. 

N. J. Y. 

7th Regiment, N. J. Y. 

6th Regiment, N. J. Y. 



1 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



95 



DELAWARE. 



Section A, 



^mvl ^^"^^«- Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Corp. William Strong 


D 

B 

D , 

D 

E 

K 

G 


2d Regiment, D. Y. 
Ist Regiment, D. Y. 
1st Regiment, D. Y. 
1st Regiment, D. Y. 
1st Regiment, D. Y. 
1st Regiment, D. Y. 
2d Regiment, D. Y. 


2 
3 


Serg't Thomas Seymore 

William Dorsey 


4 


John B. Sheets 


5 
6 


T. P. Carey 

John S. Black 


7 


Serg't Michael Cavanagh 



Section B. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Peter Boster 


A 

A 

B 

E 

A 

E 


2d Regiment, D. Y. 
2d Regiment, D. Y. 
1st Regiment, D. Y. 
2d Regiment, D. Y. 
1st Regiment, D. Y. 
2d Regiment, D. Y. 


2 


Jacob Stiles 


3 

4 


Downey 

Serg't Jacob Boyd 


5 


A. Huhn 


6 


Lieut. George G. Plank 



Section C. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


James Dougherty 


I 

A 


1st Regiment, D. Y. 
2d Regiment, D. Y. 


2 


Stephen Carey 



Total, 15. 



# 



96 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



MARYLAND. 



Section A. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Southey Stirling 


K 

B 

B 

C 


1st Regiment, Md. V. 
1st E. Shore Md. V. 


2 
3 


Unknown. 

Wm P Jones 


4 


Edward Pritchard 


1st Regiment, Md. Y, 
1st Regiment, P. H. B. 


5 

6 

7 
8 


Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 
H. Miller 



Section B. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y- 


Regiment. 


1 


Wm H. Eaton 


E 

H 

I 

B 

E 

D 


1st E. Shore Md. V. 





Q- H Barger 


1st Regiment, Md. Y. 
1st E Shore Md Y 


3 


A Saterfield 


V 

4, 


Joseph Bailey 


1st Regiment, Md. Y. 
1st Regiment, P. H. B. 

1st Regiment, Md. Y. 


5 


Teter French 


6 

7 


Unknown. 

Stephen Ford "... 







Section C. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


G. W. Lowry 


K 

F 

M. 


1st Regiment, P. H. B. 
1st Regiment, P. H. B. 

1st. RpD-impnt. P TT T? 


2 
3 


John Conner 

D avid Krebs 






m ° 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



97 





Maryland. — Section C — Continued. 


No of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


4 


M F Knott 


F 

D 


1st Regiment, Md. V. 
1st Regiment, Md. V. 
1st Brigade. 


5 


Frank Baxter 


€ 


John W. Stockman 











Section 


D. 






No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Unknown, (killed at Hanover, 


Pa) 


• 



Total, 22. 



WEST VIRGINIA. 



Section A. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Simon Maine 


F 


7th Regiment, Va. V. 
7th Regiment, Va. V. 
7th Regiment, Va. V. 
7th Regiment, Va. V. 
7th Regiment, Va. V. 
7th Regiment, Va. V. 
1st Cavalry. 


2 


John Brown 


3 


Aaron Austin 


E 

C 

C 

B 

E 


4> 


Theodore Stewart 


5 


Gfeorge Berger. . .. 


6 


Martin L. Scott 


^ 7 


Capt. William N. Harris 



Section B. 



No. of 

grav-e. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Sero-'t Garret Seiby 


F 

L 

C 

E 


1st Regiment, Va. Cavalry. 
1st Regiment, Va. Cavalry. 
1st Artillery. 


2 


Serg't George Collins 


3 


Charles Lacey 


4 


William Bailey 


1st Cavalry. 



Total, 11. 
7 



98 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



OHIO. 



Section A. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 

Enoch M. Detty 

2d Lieut. George W. M'Gaiy, 

William Folk 

Martin Jacob 

John Wiser , 

Richard Bradler .^.».. 

B. A. Hain 

Busk 

J. Warner 

Elmer L. Ross 

Francis H. Blough 

Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 

John M'CIearj.. 

George K. Wilson. 

Orrille A. Warren 

Ozro Moore 

William Brown 

Serg't John K. Barclay 

Frank Shaffer 

Danford Parker 

Jeremiah N. Crabaugh 

John Edmunds 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



1 

2 

3 

4- 

f> 

o 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 



G. 



D 

D 

D 

D 

H.... 
H.... 
H.. .. 

C 

C 



\ 



D. 
B. 
K. 
L. 
B. 
C 
D. 
K. 
C. 
H. 



73d Regiment, O. V. 
82d Regiment, 0. V. 
82d Regiment, 0. V. 
82d Regiment, 0. V. 
82d Regiment, O. V, 
82d Regimei^t, 0. Y 
82d Regiment, O. Y. 
82d Regiment, 0. Y. 
82d Regiment, 0. Y. 
82d Regiment, 0. Y. 
82d Regiment, O. Y. 



66th Regiment, 0. Y. 
8th Regiment, 0. Y. 
8th Regiment, O. Y. 
8th Regiment, 0. Y. 
8th Regiment, O. Y. 
8th Regiment, 0. Y. 
8th Regiment, 0. Y. 
8th Regiment, 0. Y. 
75th Regiment, 0. Y. 
1st Regiment, 0. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



99 



Ohio. — Section A'— Continued. 



JSTames. 



Cotnp'y. 



Frederick Meyet ... 
A. Houck 

Joseph Klinefelter 



Regiment. 



Battery 1st, O. V. 
82d Regiment, O. Y. 
55th Regiment, O. V. 



SECTION B. 



Names. 



Edward T. Lorett.... 

William Williams 

Henry Ophir 

William Ackerman. . . 

John R. Meyer 

Serg't Caleb Dewees. 

Ai Maddox 

Ozias C. Ford 

William Whitby 

Joseph R. Blake 

Andrew Miller 

William M'Clue , 

Corp. James H. Lee.. 
William E. Haynes. .. 

Allen Yaple ,. 

A. M. Campbell 

Henry Stark 

James W. Harl 

Bernard M'Guire 

John M'Kellips.' 

George H. Martin 



Comp'y. 



L.. 

L.. 

E.. 

D.. 

C. 

F.. 

G.. 

A. 

H. 

L.. 

L.. 

B.. 

H. 

B.. 

A.. 

E.. 

L.. 

A.. 

B,. 

C 

G.. 



Regiment. 



25th Regiment, 0. V. 
73d Regiment, O. Y. 
55th Regiment, ^ t 
72d Regiment, O. V. 
55th Regiment, 0. Y. 
73d Regiment, O. Y. 
73d Regiment, 0. Y. 
55th Regiment, O. Y. 
73d Regiment, O. Y. 
73d Regiment, 0. Y. 
73d Regiment, 0. Y. 
13th Regiment, O. Y. 
73 d Regiment, 0. Y. 
73d Regiment, 0. Y. 
73d Regiment, O. Y. 
185th Regiment, O. Y, 
4th Regiment, O. Y. 
4th Regiment, 0. Y. 
8th Regiment, 0. Y. 
8th Regiment, 0. Y. 
-ith Regiment, 0. Y. 



100 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Ohio. — Section B — Continued. 



Ko. of 
grave. 

22 
23 

24. 

25 
26 



Names. 



Serg't Philip Tracey 

Color Corp'l William Welch. 

Samuel Mowery 

Corp. Edward G. Ranney.... 
Unknown 



Comp'y, 



I 



D. 



Regiment. 



8th Regiment, 0. T.' 
30th Regiment, 0. V. 
107th Regiment, 0. V. 
6l8t Regiment, 0. V. 
1st Ohio Battery. 



No. of 
grave. 

1 

2 

3 

4- 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14. 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 



Skction C. 



Names. 



Anthony Mervale. 

J. Senard 

Charles Rhinehart 

George Nixon 

August Raber 

Elisha L. Leake 

Lucas Struble 

John Davis 

Thomas Gilleran 

Corp. George B. Greiner. 

Jacob Swackhamer 

Isaac J. Sperry 

Jacob Mitchell 

Chauncey Haskell 

William E. Pollock 

Benjamin F. Hartley 

Serg't Thomas H. Rice. . 

Joseph Barrett 

Andrew Samiller 



Comp'y, 



B.. 
F.. 
G.. 
A. 
K. 
F.. 
G., 
G., 
G., 
C. 
F.. 
C. 
E.. 
B. 
G. 
A. 



Begiment. 



5th Regiment, 0. V. 
5th Regiment, 0. V. 
Battery I, 1st Artillery. 
73d Regiment, 0. V. 
107th Regiment, 0. V. 
73d Regiment, 0. V. 
107th Regiment, 0. V. 
75tb Regiment, 0. V. 
61st Regiment, 0. Y. 
73d Regiment, O. V. 
73d Regiment, O. V. 
73d Regiment, 0. V. 
55th Regiment, 0. V. 
82d Regiment, 0. Y. 
55th Regiment, 0. Y. 
75th Regiment, 0. Y. 
73d Regiment, O. Y. 
73d Regiment, 0. Y. 
107th Regiment, 0. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



101 



Ohio. — Section C — Continued. 



No. of 

grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


20 


William R. Call 


B 

A 

H 

D 

G 

H 


73d Regiment, 0. V. 


21 


Isaac Richards 


82d Regiment, 0. V. 


22 


Adam Snyder 


107th Regiment, 0. V. 
75th Regiment, 0. V. 
25th Regiment, 0. V. 
73d Regiment, 0. V. 


23 
24 

25 


Corp. James H. Goodspeed... 

William Miller 

Nathan Heald 









Section D. 



Namea. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



Serg't Charles Ladd 

Caspar Bohrer 

Jacob Hoff. 

Joseph W. Cunningham 

John Aigle 

Baits Beverly 

George Richards , 

Serg't Philip Shiplin 

Samuel L. Conner 

Joseph Gasler 

William M'Yey 

Asa Hines 

Serg. William Norton Williams 

David W. Callins 

William Bain 

Lieut. Addison Edgar 

Andrew Myers 

1st Lieut. George Hay ward... 



E. 
G. 
E., 
L. 
K. 
C, 
D. 
P. 
E. 
K. 
H. 



C. 
G. 
G. 
G. 
G. 
E. 



25th Regiment, 0. V. 
107th Regiment, O. Y. 
107th Regiment, 0. V. 
25th Regiment, O. V. 
107th Regiment, 0. V. 
107th Regiment, O. V. 
75th Regiment, 0. V. 
75th Regiment, 0. V. 
82d Regiment, 0. T. 
107th Regiment, O. Y. 
73d Regiment, 0. Y. 
11th Corps. 

108th Regiment, O. Y. 
4th Regiment, 0. Y. 
4th Regiment, O. Y. 
4th Regiment, 0. Y. 
4th Regiment, O. Y. 
29th Regiment, 0. Y. 



102 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Ohio. — Section D — Continued. 



No. of 

grave. 



Names. 



19 

20 
21 
22 
23 



Jeremiah Myers. 

John Owens 

Ira L. Brigham. , 

G. Walker 

John Glouchlen.. 



Comp'y. 



Segiment. 



G 74th Regiment, 0. Y. 

G j 75th Regiment, 0. V. 

H 8th Regiment, 0. V. 

P I 82d Regiment, O. V. 

H 25th Regiment, O. V. 



Section B. 



No. of 

grave. 



Names. 



Comp'y, 



Regiment. 



1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 



Thomas Durm , 

B. F. Pontious , 

George H Thompson. 

B. F. Sherman , 

Corp. John Debolt 

Haskell Farr , 

Corp. William Myers., 

J. Laveden , 

Perry Taylor 



T. M'Cain 

George Case 

Corp. Isaac Johnson 

Asa O. Davis 

William Overholt 

Lewis Davis 

1st Serg't John W. Pierce 

Hiram Hughes 

Wesley Rakes 

Samuel P. Baughman 



K. 
D. 
G. 
G. 
B., 
G. 
A. 
E. 
G. 
E. 
C. 
K. 
G. 
L. 
D. 
C. 
H. 
G. 
C. 



25th Regiment, 0. V. 
29th Regiment, 0. V. 
5tb Regiment, O. V. 
61st Regiment, 0. V. 
4th Regiment, O. V. 
55th Regiment, 0. V. 
8th Regiment, 0. V. 
75th Regiment, O. Y. 
75th Regiment, 0. Y.' 
29th Regiment, O. Y. 
5th Regiment, 0. Y. 
1st Artillery. 
4th Regiment, 0. Y. 
73d Regiment, 0. Y. 
75th Regiment, 0. Y. 
25th Regiment, 0. Y. 
25th Regiment, O. Y. 
75th Regiment, "O. T. 
75th Regiment, 0. Y 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



103 



Ohio. — Section E — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment, 


20 


Joseph Juchem 


G 

K 

H 


107th Regiment, 0. V. 
107th Regiment, 0. V. 
1st Regiment, 0. V. 


21 


Jacob Bise 


22 


H. Schram 







Section F. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



Serg't Jasper C. Briggs. 
Serg't John C. Kisska... 

Andrew J. Dildine 

Jacob I. Ranch 

Josiah D. Johnson 

Serg't Isaac Willis 

Daniel Palmer 

James Ray.. 



Comp'y, 



A. 
A. 
A. 
F., 
G. 
D. 
G., 



Regiment. 



73d Regiment, O. V. 
8th Regiment, O. V. 
8th Regiment, O. V. 
8th Regiment, 0. V. 
i9th Regiment, O. V. 
73d Regiment, 0. V. 
73d Regiment, O. Y. 
73d Regiment, 0. Y. 



Total, 131. 



INDIANA. 



Section A. 



No. of 
p-ave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Lieut. R. Jones 


B 


19th Regiment, L Y. 

19th Regiment, I. Y. 

19th Regiment, I. Y. 

^ 19th Regiment, I. Y. 


2 


Serg't Dougherty • 


3 


James Sticklep 


C 

C 

C 

C 


4 


W. Hoover (or Houer) 


§ 


Alexander Burk 


19th Regiment, L Y. 


6 


R. Clark 


19th Regiment, I. Y. 



104. 



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Indiana. — Section A — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14. 



A. Sulgroof 

Unknown. 
Peter L. Faust... 
Wm. Simmons. .. 
Serg't Ferguson. 
Wesley Smith.... 
Amos D. Ashe.. 
John Sager 



Comp'y 



A. 
A- 
A. 



Regiment. 



19th Regiment, I. V. 

19th Regiment, I. V. 
19th Regiment, 1. V. 
19th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. V. 
20th Regiment, L Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 



Section B. 



No. of 

grave. 



Names. 



1 F. H. K 

2 Joshua Richmond. 

3 George Sylvester. 

4 Unknown ;. 

5 Unknown 

6 Unknown 

7 Unknown 

8 Unknown 

9 Unknown 

10 Unknown 

11 Unknown 

12 Unknown 

13 Unknown 



Comp'y. 



H. 
B. 



Regiment. 



6th Regiment. I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, L Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 



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105 



Indiana Section C. 



Names. 



Comp'y, 



P. Umphill 

J, Gilmore 

B. Stallup 

J. Gardner 

Silas Upham 

John E. Weaver 

Serg't A. C. Lamb. . . 
Serg't G. H. Redrick. 

P. A. Bussard 

J, Williams 

C. Showalter 

E. Holt 



D. 
L. 
H. 
K. 
G. 
A. 
E. 
F. 
K. 
B. 
A. 
G. 



Regiment. 



27th Regiment, I. V. 
27th Regiment, I. V. 
27th Regiment, I. T. 
27th Regiment, I. Y. 
19th Regiment, I. Y. 
3d Regiment, Ind. Cav. 
120th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. V. 
27th Regiment, I. V. 
27th Regiment, I. V. 



Section D. 



Names. 



John Shehan, (Orderly for Ge 
A. G. Wright 

C. B. Wishmyep 

L. C. Antrim 

D. C. Calvin 

John Tice .. 

Ord. Serg't B. Tumey 

Levi Bulla 

James W. Whitlow 

Jesse Smith 

George Bales 

T Hunt 



Comp'y. 



n. Gibb 
A.. 
A.. 
C... 
C... 
A... 
D.,. 
C... 
B... 
D... 
A.. 
A.. 



Regiment. 



ons.) 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
27th Regiment, I. Y. 
27th Regiment, I. Y. 
27th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
27th Regiment, I. Y. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
19th Regiment, I. Y. 
3d Regiment Cavalry. 
27th Regiment, I. Y. 
27th Regiment, I. Y. 



106 



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Indiana. — Section E. 



Ne. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


J. K. Fletcher 


F 

C 

D 

K 

E 

D 

H 

E 

K 

F 

G 


27th Regiment, I. V. 
27th Regiment, I. V. 
27th Regiment, I. V. 
27th Regiment, I. V. 
27th Regiment, L V. 


2 
3 


Jesse Wills 

Samuel R. Lewis 


4 


John D. Noble 


5 


James Chapman ,. 


6 


J. D. Lynn 


27th Regiment, I. V. 
27th Regiment, I. V. 


7 


Thomas J. Lett 


3 

9 

10 


W. H. Wilson 

Unknown 

E. M'Knight 


27th Regiment, I. V. 
27th Regiment, L V. 
27th Regiment, I. V. 
27th Regiment, I. V. 


11 


D. T. David 









Section F. 



No. of 
grave. 

1 
2 
3 

4 

5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 



Names. 



Serg't Jeremiah Davis 

Unknown. 

F. W 

R. Pavy 

J. Robinson 

F. W. Smith .y.. 

H. Ambrose 

A. J. Crabb 

Serg't George W. Batchelor. 
Wm. Tillottson 



Comp'y 



H. 



B. 
K. 
K. 
H, 
D. 
H. 
I . 



Regiment. 



20th Regiment, L V. 

14th Regiment, I. V. 
3d Regiment, I. V. 
7th Regiment, I. V. 
27th Regiment, I. V. 
20th Regiment, I. V. 
20th Regiment, I. Y. 
27th Regiment, I. V. 
14th Regiment, I. V 



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Indiana. — Section G. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Corp. H. S B 


L 14t,h Rfifrinifint, T V 


2 
3 


Unknown, (with letter.) 

A. Lister 


F 

B 


27th Regiment. I. V. 
19th Regiment, I. T. 


4 
5 
6 
7 
8 


Supposed. 
Supposed. 
Supposed. 
Supposed. 
Thomas J>Wasson 



Total, 80. 



ILLINOIS. 



Section A. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



J. Wallikeck 

John Ellis 

Charles Wm, Miner. 

David Dieffenbaugh 

Corp. John Ackerman 

Supposed, (comb and very light 



1 
2 
3 
4 
5 

Total, 6. 



Comp'y. 



H.... 
G 



K 

hair).. 



Regiment. 



82d Regiment, 111. T 
12th Regiment, 111. T. 

8th Regiment, 111. Car. 
82d Regiment, 111. Y. 
8th Regiment, 111. V. 



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MICHIGAN. 



Section A. 



No. of 
grave. 

1 

2 

3 
4 
5 

6 

7 
8 
9 
10 
J] 
12 
13 
14 
15 
lb 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24. 



Names. 



George Colburn 

Edward B. Harrison 

Erson H. Smith 

Silas E. Thurston 

Serg't George Pettinger. 

Charles B. Burgess , 

Lieut. G. A. Dickey 

James O'Neil 

R. K. Horman .. 

Corp. Otis Southworth .. 

Charles Phelps 

Corp. P. P. Worden 

Corp. Wm. A. Prjor 

Charles A. Rouse 

Charks A. Thurlach 

Charles W. Gregory , 

James H. Pendleton 

George Purdy 

Joseph Brink , 

Serg?t Nicholas Gosha. ... 

Edwin Beebe , 

A. R. Evans 



James T. Bedell, 



George W. Lundy. 



Comp'y, 



G. 
K. 
A. 
G. 
G. 
A. 
G. 
H. 
H. 
C. 
B.. 
C. 
D. 
D. 
A. 
H. 
H. 
H. 
H. 
P. 
E.. 
A. 
P. 



Regiment. 



24th Regiment, M. Y. 
24.th Regiment, M. V. 
3d Regiment, M. V. 
3d Regiment, M. V. 
24th Regiment, M. V. 
3d Regiment, M. V. 
24'th Regiment, M. Y 
3d Regiment, M. Y. 
24th Regiment, M. Y. 
24th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
7th Regiment, M. Y. 
7th Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Cavalry.^ 
7th Michigan Cavalry. 
7th Michigan Cavalry. 



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109 



Michigan.— Section B. 



Names. 

John Durre 

A. Jenks 

Corp W, H. Luce 

William H. Cole , 

Herson Blood 

E. B. Browning 

Corp. J. T. Fails 

Serg't George Kline 

Serg't John Powell 

Corp. Norman King. ., , 

Ellis Comstoek 

A. Hoisington 

Corp. Charles H. Ladd 

H. B. Fountain 

Corp. Jerome Shook 

Corp. A. Benson. 

Robert Sligh 

Oliver N. Culver 

Serg't Reuben Power 

1st Serg't Daniel A. Yodria 

Thomas Shanahan 

D. C. Laird 

C. Pease 



Comp'y. 

D 

A.... 

.G 

G 

I 

G 

G 

B 

H.... 

D 

D 

F 

A.... 

F 

B 

A.... 

K 

K 

K 

A.... 
H... 
A.... 
C 



Regiment. 



24th Regiment, M. V. 
24th Regiment, M. V. 
24th Regiment, M. V. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
3d Regiment, M. Y. 
24th Regiment, M. Y. 
24th Regiment, M. Y. 
24th Regiment, M. Y,, 
24th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
24th Regiment, M. Y. 
24th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
3d Regiment, M. Y. 
3d Regiment, M. Y. 
3d Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
1st Cavalry, 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regime nt, M. Y. 



no 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Michigan — Section C. 



No. of 
grave. 

1 

2 
3 

4 
5 
6 
7 
8 

10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
2C 
21 
22 



Names. 



S. Bisonette 

Corp. Charles A. Turner 

Charles Jelioke 

1st Serg't James Hazzard '. .. 

Serg't John Sholes 

Wm. Fnderwood , 

■ Almas. 

1st Serg't Thomas J. Divit..., 

John Lavaby 

John Roberts 

Frank Barbour 

Samuel Christopher 

Andrew R. Evans 

Nelson A. Allen 

Charles Masters 

Corp. Horace Barse 

Frank Anderson 

Unknown — Supposed 

Serg't Charles E. Miner 

L. Gibbs 

J. Falketts 

W. B. Hunt 



Comp'y, 



A., 
B.. 
K.. 
C. 
G., 
F.. 



D. 
A. 
C. 
A. 
D. 
A. 
A. 
A. 
E. 
D. 



C. 
H. 
L. 



Regiment. 



4th Regiment, M. V. 
5th Regiment, M. V. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
7th Regiment, M. Y. 
7th Regiment, M. Y. 

5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Cava., 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
3d or 5th Michigan Car. 
7th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
16th Regiment, M. Y. 



Section D. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



Comp'y, 



1 Henry Butler 

2 Serg't Charles Ballard. 



Regiment. 



5th Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 



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Ill 



Michigan. — Section D — Continued. 



No. of 
grare. 



3 

4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 

12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
24 



Names. 



Christopher Miller 

Edward A. Warner 

Serg't Henry Bicker 

Richard Alwayra , 

Henry Riolo 

D. M. Merefield 

Francis R. Kent 

J. M. Skinner 

Artemus Clark , 

Corp, Delos Harris 

John M, Brown 

Corp. Wm. A. Cole , 

James M. Pierce 

George Lawrence 

John Roberts 

2d Serg't R. B. Godfrey. 

J. K. Beagle 

Isaac H. Scott 

Serg't Henry Raw 



Comp'y. 



E., 

L. 

P.. 

E 

P.. 

P., 

G., 

G. 

G. 

C. 

K. 

G. 

A 

C. 

C. 

B.. 

L. 

K. 

L. 



Regiment. 



5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Oav*.. r 
7th Michigan Cavalry. 
3d Michigan Cavalry. 
5th Michigan Cavalry. 
3d Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Regiment, M. Y, 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
7th Regiment, M. Y. 
16th Regiment, M. Y. 
16th Regiment, M. Y. 
16th Regiment, M Y. 



Section B. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Mason Palmer 


B 

C 

E 

C 

A 


24th Regiment, M. Y. 


2 
3 


Luther Franklin 

Richard Aylward 


5th Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 


4 


Peter E. Roy 


5 


1st Lieut. John P. Thelan.... 


5th Regiment, M. Y. 



112 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Micliigan. — Section E — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 



6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

U 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 



Names. 



1st Serg't James Hazzard . 

D. Zimmerman 

G. W. Stevens 

Serg't E. Trip 

J. Geiner 

G. W. Ervey 

Serg't Hiram Hopkins , 

Serg't D. 0. Kimbal 

Serg't Joseph Mallenbre... 

C. H. Wilson , 

R. Moody , 

Serg't Fred. Sheets 

J. Bags , 

J. Hart 

Edward Burton 



Comp'y, 



C. 
D. 
D. 
H 
G. 
H. 
L. 
B. 
B.. 
H. 
K. 
D. 
I. 
G. 
K. 



Regiment. 



, 5th Regiment, M. V. 
4th Regiment, M. V. 
16th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. V. 
16th Regiment, M. V. 
16th Regiment, M. V. 
7th Regiment, M. V. 
4th Regiment, M. V. 
4th Regiment, M. V. 
4th Regiment, M. V. 
4th Regiment, M. V. 
4th Regiment, M. V. 
16th Regiment, M. Y. 
16th Regiment, M. V. 
16th Regiment, M. T. 



Section F. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


C. W. Martin 


C 

G 

A 

G 

A 

L 

L 

E 

E 


16th Regiment, M. V. 
7th Regiment, M. V. 
5th Cavalry. 
7th Cavalry. 
7th Cavalry. 
1st Cavalry. 
7th Cavalry. 
- 5th Cavalry. 
5th Cavalry. 


2 


C. H. Hulmer 


3 


Peter La Valley 


4 


Thomas Motley 


5 


Nelson Walters 


6 


Philip Wilcox 


7 


Robert Hasty 


8 


George Ketchler 


9 


Philip Hill 



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113 



Michigan. — Section F — Continued, 



Ifo. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. Regiment. 


10 


W. A. Crowell 


G 1 5th Cavalry. 

G 1 5th Cavalry. 

G 5th Cavalry. 

1 1 5th Cavalry. 

! 

1 5th Davnlrv 


11 


Miles A. Webster 


12 


A S Norris 


13 


John Nothing 


14. 


Moses Cole 


15 


John G. Folkerts 


K 

D 

A 

B 


5th Regiment, M. V. 
16th Regiment, M. V. 
16th Regiment, M. V. 
16th Regiment, M. V. 


16 


J. Mason. 


17 


Corp. J. M. Weston 


18 


Emery Tuttle 









Section G. 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Carlisle Bennett 

Corp. Reuben Hone 

S. G. Harris 

J. S. Rider 

W. Williams 

J. M'Nish 

Col. Serg't E. Moore 

Corp. Albert Smith 

Capt. Peter Generous .... 

Chester W. Alex 

Joseph Sutter 

Serg't Alexander Moore. 
2d Lieut. Albert Slafter. . 
John W. Barber 



Serg't J. M. Stevens. 



Regiment. 



8 



1st Cavalry. 

C 5th Regiment, M. Y. 

B I 7th Regiment, M. V. 

B I 24th Regiment, M. V 

I 
B I 24th Regiment, M. V. 

F 24th Regiment, M. T. 

E I Tth Cavalry. 

D §th Regiment, M. V. 

B 5th Regiment, M. Y. 

D 5th Regiment, M. ¥. 

E 5th Regiment, M. V. 

7th Regiment, M. V. 

E 7th Regiment, M. Y. 

1st Artillery, 

E 16th Regiment, M. Y. 



114 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Michigan. — Section G — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


16 


J R Hall 


D 


16th Regiment, M. Y. 
16th Regiment, M. V. 


17 


Corp. Beck 


I 



Section H. 



No. of 
grave. 



1 
2 
3 

5 

6 
7 
8 
9 

10 
11 
12 
13 
14. 
15 
16 



Names. 



Lieut. B. Brown 

Lieut. W. Jewett 

Corp. Charles M'Brahmie. 

Orin D. Wade 

J. Hyde 

Asher D. Ashley 

Corp. Charles Thayer 

George H. Miller 

John Dover 

Charles Sits 

William Brennan 

Joseph Tucker 

Lieut. M'llhenny , 

Corp. Josiah G. Bond 

Serg't H. H. Barret 

Corp. H. Hart , 



Comp'y, 



E. 
K. 
D. 
D. 
D. 
F. 
L. 



K. 
L. 
B. 
I.. 



Regiment. 



16th Regiment, M. V. 
16th Regiment, M. V. 
16th Regiment, M. V. 
3d Regiment, M. V. 
4th Regiment, M. V. 
5th Regiment, M. V. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
5th Regiment, M. Y, 
Ist Cavalry. 
5th Cavalry. 
5th Regiment, M. Y. 
1st Cavalry. 
16th Regiment, M. Y. 
15th Regiment, M. Y. 
6th Cavalry. 



Section I. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


•l 


C. J. Pattin 


E 

K 


24th Regiment, M. Y. 
4th Regiment, M. Y. 


2 


L. W. Lampman 



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115 





Micliigaii. — Section I — Continued. 


No. of 
gi'ave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


3 

4 


Unknown. 

Corp. Thomas Sugget 


G 

D 

D 

C 

A 

F 


20th Regiment, M. V. 
24th Regiment, M. V. 
24.th Regiment, M. V. 

5th Regiment, M. V. 


5 


Charles Ruff. 


6 


Corp. David Rounds 


7 
8 


Serg't W. H. Jackson, Detroit. 
Corp. R. Howe 


9 


Charles Crouse 


6th Cavalry. 


10 


Corp. Wm. C. Harlan 


5th Regiment, M. Y. * 


11 


Maj. Noah H Ferry, (removed) 


5th Cavalry. 



Total, 172. 



WISCONSIN. 



Section A. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Unknown. 






2 


Unknown. 






3 


Unknown. 






4 


Corp. Edward H. Heath 


H 


2d Regiment, W. V. 


5 


Unknown. 






6 


Unknown. 






7 


Unknown. 






8 


Lieut. William S. Winnegan.. 


H 


2d Regiment, W. Y. 


9 


Unknown. 






10 


Unknown. 






11 


Unknown. 






12 


Unknown. 







116 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Wisconsin. — Section A — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regimeot. 


13 Unknown. 






14 Unknown. 






15 


Unknown. 






16 


Lieut. Charles Broket 


I 


26th Regiment, W. V. 
26th Regiment, W. V. 
6th Regiment, W. Y. 
6th Regiment, W. Y. 


17 


Christian Stier 


P 


18 


Corn. .Tames Kellv 


B 


19 Corp. William E. Evans 


B 


' 20 


Serg't George W. Sain 


C 


7th Regiment, W. Y. 


21 


Unknown. 




22 


Unknown. 






23 \ Unknown. 







Section B. 



No. of 

grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Unknown. 






2 


Unknown. 




• 


3 


Marcellus Chase 


A 


7th Regiment, W. Y. 


4- 


Unknown. 




5 


Unknown. 






6 


Corp. John T. Christie 


F 

D 


2d Regiment, W. Y. 
7th Regiment, W. Y. 
6th Regiment, W. Y. 


7 


Corp. Frank M. Bull 


8 


Edward Leaman 


E 


9 


1st Serg't Fred'k A. Nichols.. 


A 


2d Regiment, W. Y. 


10 


Corp. John M'Donald 


A .... 


2d Regiment, W. Y. 


11 


Charles Branstetter 


A 


2d Regiment, W. Y. 


12 


1st Serg't James Gow 


c i 


2d Regiment, W. Y. 



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117 



Wisconsin. — Section B — Continued. 



Names. 



Henry R. M'Collum ., 
Hanford C. Tapper...., 
Serg't William Gallup, 

Henry Anderson 

Peter Kraescher 

Peter Kuhn 

Joseph Balmes 

Mathias Seheivester. .. 
Leion Stedoman 



Comp'y. 



H. 
G. 
D. 
B., 
C. 
G. 
C. 
E.. 
C. 



Regiment. 



2d Regiment, W. Y. 
2d Regiment, W. Y. 
6th Regiment, W, Y. 
6th Regiment, W. Y. 
26th Regiment, W. Y. 
26th Regiment, W. Y. 
26th Regiment, W. Y. 
26th Regiment, W. Y. 
6th Regiment, W. Y. 



Section C. 



Names. 



Corp. Abraham Fletcher... 
Corp. William H. Bamum. 

George H. Hawes 

John B. Straight 

William Rampthen 

Silas Ca8t<y 

Philip Bennetts 

John W. Scott 

William D. M'Kinney 

A. Fowler 

Corp. Ernst Shuhart 

William Wagner 

Thomas Barton 

Philonas Kinsman 

Lewis H. Eggleson 



Comp'y 



K.. 

K.. 

B.. 

E.. 

K.. 

B.. 

F.. 

D.. 

K.. 

A.. 

K. 

F.. 

F.. 

K. 

H. 



Regiment. 



6th Regiment, W. Y. 
7th Regiment, W. Y. 
7th Regiment, W. Y. 
7th Regiment, W. Y. 
2d Regiment, W. Y. 
7th Regiment, W. Y. 
7th Regiment, W. Y. 
7th Regiment, W. Y. 
7th Regiment, W. Y. 
7th Regiment, W. Y. 
2d Regiment, W. Y. 
3d Regiment, W. Y. 
3d Regiment, W. Y. 
7th Regiment, W. Y. 
6th Regiment, W. Y. 



118 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



"Wisconsin. — Section C — Gontimied. 



No. of 
grare. 


Names. 


Comp'y. Regiment. 








A 

E 

I 

F 




16 


Corp. John Kraus 
Frank King 


3 


26th Regiment, W. V. 
6th Regiment, W. V. 
2d Regiment, W. V. 
26th Regiment, W. V. 


17 




18 


James C Perrine. 




19 


Frantz Benda 



Section D. 



No. of 
grave. 



1 

2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 



Names. 



Comp'y, 



1st Lieut. Martin Young. 
Serg't Spencer M. Train. 



A 
C. 



Uriah Palmer A. 



Ord. Serg't W. S. Rouse 

1st Serg't Andrew Miller 

1st. Serg't Albert E. Tarbor, 
2d Lieut. Orin D. Chapman... 

Fritz Zilsdorf. 

Charles Hasse 

Lt. Col. George H. Stevens... 



E 

L. 

K. 

C. 

G. 

F 



Regiment. 



26th Regiment, W. V. 
2d Regiment, W. V. 
6tb Regiment, W. V. 
2d Regiment, W. V. 
6th Regiment, W. V. 
6th Regiment, W. V. 
6th Regiment, W. V. 
26th Regiment, W. Y. 
6th Regiment, W. V. 
2d Regiment, W. V. 



Total, 73. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMUTERY. 



119 



EEINNESOTA. 



Section A. 



Names. 



Comp'y, 



Regiment. 



Joseph V. Sisler , 

Alonzo 0. Hayden , 

George W. Grands 

Capt. Nathan S. Messick.. 
Corp. William N. Peck.... 

Charles H. Gove , 

Freder Glave.=,o= 

Corp. Wilber F. Wellman. 

Israel Durr 

Serg't Philip Hamlin 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

UnknoWn 

Unknown 

J. H. Prime 

Unknown 



G. 
D. 
D. 
G. 
L. 
B. 
A. 
I.. 
K. 
F. 
F. 
F. 



D. 



1st Regiment, Minn. V. 
1st Regiment, Minn. V. 
1st Regiment, Minn. V. 
1st Regiment, Minn. V. 
1st Regiment, Minn. V. 
1st Regiment, Minn. V. 
1st Regiment, Minn, V. 
1st Regiment, Minn. V. 
1st Regiment, Minn. V. 
1st Regiment, Minn. V, 
1st Regiment, Minn. V. 
1st Regiment, Minn. V. 
1st Regiment, Minn, V. 
1st Regiment, Minn, V. 
1st Regiment, Minn, V, 
1st Regiment, Minn, Y, 
1st Regiment, Minn, V. 
1st Regiment, Minn. Y, 



Section B. 



Names. 



Supposed 

Supposed 

Supposed 

Serg't Frederick Diehr. 



Comp'y, 



H, 



Regiment. 



1st Regiment, Minn Y. 
1st Regiment, Minn. Y. 
1st Regiment, Minn. Y, 
1st Regiment, Minn. Y. 



120 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



Minnesota. — Section B — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 



& 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

n 

16 
17 



Names. 



John Ellsworth , 

Clark Brandt 

Corp. Timothy Crowley 

Corp. Peter Marks 

Capt. Joseph Periam 

Charles Baker 

Byron Welch 

Unknown 

Unknown , 

Lieut. Waldo Farrer 

W. Moore , 

Henry Nickels , 

John M'Kenzie..... , 



Conap'y. 



c. 

A. 
A. 

A. 
K. 
D. 
L. 



A. 

E. 



Regiment. 



Ist' Regiment, 
Ist Regiment, 
1st Regiment, 
Ist Regiment, 
1st Regiment, 
1st Regiment, 
Ist Regiment, 
1st Regirnent, 
1st Regiment, 
1st Regiment, 
1st Regiment, 
1st Regiment, 
1st Regiment, 



Minn. V. 
Minn. V. 
Minn. V. 
Minn. V. 
Minn. V. 
Minn. Y. 
Minn. Y. 
Minn. Y. 
Minn. Y, 
Minn. Y. 
Minn. Y. 
Minn. T. 
Minn. Y. 



SlOTION 0. 



Ho. of 
grftTc. 


Names. 


Gomp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Edward P. Hale 


I 


Ist Regiment, Minn. T. 
Minn. Y. 


2 


Unknown 


8 


Unknown 




Minn. Y. 


4 


Unknown 




Minn. Y, 


5 


Unknown 




Minn. Y. 


6 


Unknown 




Minn. Y. 


7 


Serg't Wade Lufkin 


c 

I 


1st Regiment, Minn. Y. 
1st Regiment, Minn. Y. 
Minn. Y. 


8 
9 


Serg't Oscar Woodward 

Unknown 


10 


Unknown 




Minn. Y. 


11 


Unknown Orderly Sergeant ... 




Minn. Y. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



121 



Minnesota. — Section D. 



-"^ - 

No. of ,^ 
grave. ^^'"««- 

V 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Edwin Pari 


I 

G 

D 

F 

E 

A 


1st Regiment, Minn. Y. 
1st Regiment, Minn. Y. 
1st Regiment, Minn. Y. 
1st Regiment, Minn, Y. 
1st Regiment, Minn. Y. 
1st Regiment, Minn. Y. 


2 
S 


Corp. Phineas L. Dunham 

Ervine Lawrence 


4 


Corp. L. J. Squires 


5 


Corp. Peter Welm 


6 


Hans Simonson 



Total, 52. 



UNITED STATES INFANTRY. 



Section A. 



No. of 
gr&v«. 

« 

s 

4 
ft 

6 
7 



10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
lb 



Names. 



T. E. Sheets 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown Sergeant. 
Serg't D. W. Clock. 

Unknown 

Christian Engers.... 
Peter M'Manimus. .. 
Corp. Barrington.... 
Peter Robinson 



Comp'y, 



G. 
B. 
B. 
B. 
B. 
B. 
B. 
B. 
B. 



B 

H 

H 

B 

F 



Regiment. 



14th Regiment, U. S. I. 
2d Battalion, U. S. I. 
2d Battalion, U. B. I. 
2d Battalion, U. S. I. 
2d Battalion, U. S. I. 
2d Battalion, U. 8. L 
2d Battalion, U. S. L 
2d Battalion, U. S. I. 
2d Battalion, U. S. L 
llthU. S. L 
2d Battalion, U. S. I. 
4th Battalion, U. S. I. 
4th Battalion, U. S. I. 
4th Battalion, U. S. I. 
4th Battalion, U. S. I. 



122 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



U. S, Iniantry. — Section A — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 



Names. 



16 Roger M'Denald 

17 Christian Albett , 

18 Serg't John Reily 

19 Unknown 

20 W. Mare ; 

21 Unknown 

22 T. H. Mulligan 

23 John Creridon , 

24 Ransom B. Russell 

25 Corp. John Small 

26 William Curtis 

27 John Keenan , 

28 Corp. John Fallbright. 

29 William D. Hammond . 

30 Serg't S. P. Blanchard 

31 C. H. Whitney 

32 William Duffy 

33 John O. Keefer 

34 Thomas Murry 

35 Charles Horton 

36 J. Lutz , 

37 Lieut. Rockford , 

38 Capt. Thomas O'Barre., 



Comp'y. 



RegimeDt. 



H 

n. 

K. 



A. 
A. 
B. 
F. 
D. 
A. 
A. 
B. 
F. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
F. 
F. 
G. 
E. 



4th Battalion, U. S. I. 
4th Battalion, U. S. I. 
4th Battalion, U. S. L 
2d Battalion, U. S. I. 
4th Battalion, U. S. I. 
Battalion, U. S. I. 
14th Battalion, U, S. I. 
11th Regiment, U. S. I. 
6th Regiment, U. S. I. 
17th Regiment, U. S. L 
7th Regiment, U. S. I. 
7th Regiment, U. S. I. 
2d Regiment, U. S. I. 
14th Regiment, U. S. I. 
17th Regiment, U. S. I. 
17th Regiment, U. S. L 
17th Regiment, U. S. I. 
11th Regimcut, U. S. L 
14th Regiment, U. S. L 
11th Regiment, U. S. L 
14th Regiment, U. S. L 
11th Regiment, U. S. I. 
11th Regiment, U. S. I. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



123 



TJ.'S. Infantry. — Section B. 



Names. 



Comp'y, 



Thomas Whitford , 

Amest Passette , 

Unknown , 

John Porter , 

Martin Slograt , 

Thomas Padgett 

Joseph W. Erwin , 

William Patton 

James Murphy , 

John Marklein 

William Becker 

Serg't Charles Giles.... 
Serg't Judas Thetart .., 

Playford Woods , 

Wm. Byrne 

Benjamin Way , 

.John Willis , 

Corp. Mills Jamson .... 
C.rp, Frank Berchard. 

J. Reeman , 

John Pine , 

John Hare , 

M. Carroll , 

G. Moran , 

Sullivan , 



Unknown. 
^Lieut. Williaam Chamberlain, 



Bat. F. 

A 

A 

Bat. C, 

Ba-t. A, 
Bat. I. 



Bat. A. 
Bat. A. 
Bat. H. 

K 

B 

I 

B 

D 

A 

K 

G 

G 

G , 

I , 

I 

H , 

D 



Regiment. 



U. S. Artillery. 
4th U. S. Artillery. 
U. S. Infantry. 
5th U. S. Artillery. 
U. S. Artillery. 
1st U. S. Artillery. 
4th U. S. Artillery. 
4th U. S. Artillery. 
4th U. S. Artillery. 
1st U. S. Artillery. 
4th Regiment, U. S. L 
nth Regiment, U. S. L 
6th Regiment, U. S. L J 
14th Regiment, U. S. L 
17th Regiment, U. S. I. 
14th Regiment, U. S. L 
2d Regiment, U. S. I 
2d Battalion, 14th U. S. I. 
14th Regiment, U. S. L 
6th Regiment, U. S, I. 
3d Regiment, U. S. L 
2d Regiment, U. S. I. 
14th Regiment, U. S. I. 
12th Regiment, U. S. I. 
5th Corps, U. S. L 

Ist.Bat. 7thReg'tU. S. L 



m 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



IT. S. Infiintry. — Section B — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 



S8 
29 
80 
81 

83 

24 
3d 
86 
87 



Names. 



Patrick Tighe 
L. Griswold... 
K. Brower 



0. F. Drake, detailed from 16th 
Reg't Michigan Vol 



G. B. White 

Serg't J. Gray 

Serg't Henry Lye. 
Benjamin Hamlet.. 
Eli S. B. Vincent.. 
Charles Thatcher . 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



I 

Bat. D. 
Bat. D. 

Bat. D. 

G 

D 

G 

A 

G 

E 



3d U. S. 

5th tr. S. 
5th U. S. 

5th U. S. 
2d U. S. 
2d U. S. 
Ist U. S. 
Ist U. S. 
Ist U. S. 
1st U. S. 



Artillery. 
Artillery. 
Artillery. 

Artillery. 
S. S. 
S. S. 

S. S. 

s. s. 
s. s. 
s. s. 



Section C. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Levi G. Strickland 


c 

D 

G 

E 


1 1th Regiment, U. S. L 
14th Regiment, U. S. I. 

11th Regiment, U. S. L 
14th Regiment, U. S. L 
11th Regiment, U. S. L 

10th Regiment, U. S. I. 


t 


James Agin 


8 

b 

6 
7 


Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Charles Wilson 


S 


Charles Schmidt 


9 


D. A. M'Kean 


10 
11 
12 
13 

14 


Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 
Unknown. 
M. Kennedy 


D 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



12d 



U. S. Infantry, — Section C — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 

15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24. 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
•»1 
82 
S3 
34 
35 
36 



Names. 



W. R. Davis 

S. Coriell 

Julius Fergeson 

B. M. M. 
Unknown. 

E. M. Williams 

Casper Kupferly 

Robert Furlong 

Unknown. 

W. P. M 

Daniel Kinney 

Serg't H. Rogers 

Robert Morrison 

Unknown, (on cap) 

Unknown 

Unknown 

Unknown 

1st. Lieut. Christian Balder. 

Unknown 

J. Moles 

C. T Ridder 

E. Dennis 



Comp'y, 



H. 
A. 
A. 



L. 
G. 
C. 



C 

D 

Bat. C, 
Bat. I, 



C 

Bat. D, 
Bat. D, 



Regiment. 



10th Regiment, U. S. I. 
2d Battery, 17th U. S. I. 
7th Regiment, U. S. I. 



3d Regiment, U. S. L 
3d Regiment, U. S. I. 
3d Regiment, U. S. I. 

7th Regiment, U. S. I. 
Ist Battery, 12th U. S. L 
12th Regiment, U. S. I. 
3d Regiment, U. S. I. 
U. S Infantry. 
6th Regiment, U. S. Oar. 
6th Regiment, U. S. Oav. 
6th Regiment, U. S. Cav. 
6th Regiment, U. S. Cav. 
6th Regiment, U. S. Cav. 
12th Regiment, U. S. I. 
4.th U. S. Artillery. 
4th U. S. Artillery. 



U. S. Infantry. — Section D. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


1 


Silas A. Miller 




12th Regiment, U. S. L 


2 


H. Qaertner. 







126 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



U. S. Infantry. — Section D — Continued. 



No. of 
grave. 



3 

4 
5 
6 

7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 



Names. 



Unknown 

William Reynolds... 
Augustus Nelson.,.. 
William S. Mot-tern. 
John Pattinson 



Unknown, (with diary & hand 

kerchief) ■ 

Unknown 



Unknown 

Unknown 

Charles Bodman 

C. F. Smetzer 

J. Conway 

James Stanton 

D. Wallace 

George Smith 

C. Miller 

P. M'Grinity 

F. Rovey 

Serg't Alfred E. Cook 

Unknown 

2d Lieut. G. W. Sheldon 

William H. Woodruff. 

George Van Buskirk 

Edmund W. Howard 

Unknown 

1st Lieut. Wesley F. Miller,* 



Comp'y. 



c. 

E., 
H. 



G 

G 

F 

H 

Bat. I, 

I 

E 

I 

G 

C 



L. 
G. 



Regiment. 



6th Regiment, U. S. Cav. 
6th Regiment, U. S. Cav. 
6th Regiment, U. S. Cav. 
6th Regiment, U. S. Cav. 
6th Regiment, U. S. Cav. 

6th Regiment, U. S. Cav. 
6th Regiment, U. S. Cav. 

6th Regiment, U. S. Cav. 

6th Regiment, U. S. Cav. 

11th Regiment, U. S. I. 

6th Regiment, U. S. I. 

11th Regiment, U. S. I. 

11th Regiment, U. S. I. 

5th U. S. Artillery. 

7th Regiment, U S. I. 

7th Regiment, U. S. L 

1st U. S. Artillery. 

14th Regiment, U. S. I. 

nth Regiment, U. S. I. 

U. S. I. 

U. S. S. s. 

1st U. S. S. S. 

nth Regiment, U. S. L 

14th Regiment, U. S. I. 

13thReg.,2dDiv., U. S. L 

7th Regiment, U. S. L 



♦Son of Gov. Miller, of Minnesota, removed to Harrisburg. 

Total, 138. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



127 



LIST OF DEAD WHOSE RESIDENCES ARE UNKNOWN, AND WHO ARE 
BURIED IN THE UNKNOVTN LOTS. 



Names. 

J. H., (on bone ring) 

Jeremiah Chadwick 

Orderly Serg't Michael 

Hooker, (on cap.) 

Hutchkins 

Unknown, (with gold watch,) 

Serg't C. M. Hall, (paper on 
coat, chilH's likeness, &c.). . 

M. Riggs 

William Martin 

G. W. Miley 

Corp. I. Hilton 

Unknown, ("4 F," on belt,)... 

E. Gilbert 

H. Irvin 

L D. H 

John Morrison 

S. J. Braddock 

Isaac Cavalry 

Cyrus A. Drot 

W. M' 

Oley P. Thompson 

H. R. Clark 



Section 

c 

p 

p 

G 

G 

G 

H.... 
H.... 
H.... 

A 

B 

C 

P 

P 

P 

G 

G 

G 

L 

L 

K 

K 



South, 



South. 
South. 
South. 

South. 
South. 
South. 
North. 
North. 
North. 
North. 
North. 
North. 
North. 
North. 
North. 



128 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



LIST OF NAMES OF SOLDIERS BURIED IN EVERGREEN CEMETERY, GET- 
TYSBURG, PA. 



Names. 


Company. 


Regiment. 


VrlTxrarrl StinBOIl 


I 


5th New Hampshire Vol. 
IMh Connecticut Yol 


A arnn A Clark 


G 

c 


Tiiftnt TTernian Donarth 


19th Massachusetts Yol 


(irPorffe TCellev 


c... 


126th New York Yol 


Samnel Blew 


c 


126th New York YoL 


flharles P Harris 


c 


126th New York Yol 


Cornelius S. Baley 

John E Dou'"alI 


c 


126th New York Yol. 


H 


134th New York Yol. 


C. P. Le Clear 




New York Yol. 


Robert C Burns 


A 


144th New York Yol. 


Henry Comstock 

Albert E. Dixon 


F 


108th New York Yol. 


B . .. 


94th New York Yol 


John B. Owen 


D 


157th New York Yol. 


L. Willie Hobart 


B 


126th New York Yol 


Jftmes H. Bump 


A 


111th New York Yol 


S. Potter .\. 


147th New York Yol 


Serg't A. E Banta 




140th New York Yol 


Corp. Wentworth E. Dudley... 


E 


64th New York Yol 


Arthur M'Alpine 


a 


111th New York Yol. 
111th New York Yol. 
111th New York Yol. 
157th New York Yol. 
111th New York Yol. 
149th Regiment, P. Y. 
1st Pennsylyania Artillery. 
1st Pennsylvania Artillery. 


Jeremiah Bigolow 


K 


Benjamin Yan Wirt 


K 


Capt. J. K. Backus 


E 

K 


Edward Grinnell 


Capt. A. J. Sofield 


A 


James M'Clcary 


Battery B, 
Battery B, 


A. P. Alcorn 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



1^9 



Evergreen Cemetery — Continued. 



Nam 68. 



Evan Edwards, Philadelphia. 

Sidney R. Breidninger ,.. 

S. B. Stewart. .,. ... 

Charles Gibbs 

Corp L. S. Greenlee 

Jacob P. Strouse 

W. D Millard 

George W. Wood 

v bert Otterson .,, 

George Stuart 

A. Graw 

Serg't William Shaflfer 

Corp. J. M. Young... 

Lieut. W. S. Briggs 

Hiram H. Hartman 

Serg't Alpheas M'Vickers .... 

George W. Stuart 

Lewis A. Sanford 

Corp. William Gridley 

Lieut. S. H. Shoub 

Corp. J. S. Allison 

Mathias Frey 

E.Welsh 

Serg't William Park 

Marcus A. Past 

W. K. Allen 



Lieut. A. J. Barber, 
9 



Company. 



E. 

F. 
K. 
A. 
C. 
F. 
K. 
F. 
C. 
F. 



F., 

E. 

H 

C. 

D. 

I. 

K 



Regiment. 



15th Regiment, P. Y, 
2d Regiment, R. C. P. Y. 
62d Regiment, P. Y. 
140th Regiment, P. Y. 
143d Regiment, P. Y. 
Pennsylvania Yol. 
26th Regiment, P. Y. 
62d Regiment, P. Y. 
72d Regiment, P. Y. 
68th Regiment, P. Y. 
62d Regiment, P. Y. 
83d Regiment, P. Y. 
27th Regiment, P. Y. 
1st Regiment, Maryland Y, 
7th Regiment, Yirginia, Y.. 
55th Regiment, Ohio Y. 
73d Regiment, Ohio Y,. 
8th Regiment, Ohio Y. 
4th Regiment, Ohio Y. 
75th Regiment, Ohio Y. 
Cleveland,. Ohio. 
14th Regiment, Indiana Y. 
3d Regiment, Indiana Cav. 
1st Regiment, Minnesota Y. 
I'.st Regiment, Minnesota Y. 
11th U. S. Infantry. 



130 

I 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY, 



Evergreen Cemetery. — Continued. 



Names. 


Company. 


Regiment. 


Serg't Frank Littinger 


K 


3d Regiment, U. S I. 


Joseph A Campbell 


Battery C, 
F 


4th U. S. Artillery. 


Charles Long 


3d Regiment, U. S. I. 
134.th. 


Unknown 




Unknown, 






Unknown. 






J. S. Hopping. 






Unknown. 






Matthew M'Grow 


E 


1st N Y. Excelsior. 


Serg't Jeremiah Gallagher 

Thomas C. Diver 


D 


69th Regiment, P. V. 
69th Regiment, P. V. 
2d Regiment, Del. V, 


I 


Charles Aug.ust 

Unknown. 


G 




Unknown. 






Unknown. 






Unknown. 






Unknown. 







LIST OF NAMES OF SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN 
BURYING GROUND, GETTYSBURG, PA. 



Names. 


Company. 


Regiment. 


William W. Story 


F 


3d Regiment, Ind. Cav. 
122d Regiment, P. V. 


Ebenezer H. James 


A 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



131 



LIST OF MEN BURIED AT YORK, Pa., WHO DIED AT THE U. S. A. GEN- 
ERAL HOSPITAL, YORK, Pa., FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED AT THE BATTLE 
OF GETTYSBURG. 



Names. 



Comp'y. 



Regiment. 



1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

H 

12 

13 

14< 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 



Serg't Vincent A. Keiflin," 

D. L. Wade,* 

Serg't James M. Coroden., 

D. Zimmerman , 

Serg't Samuel Lamb 

Charles C. Holmes ,. .. 

Henry Brehl 

Michael Donovan , 

Franklin A. Rollins , 

August Stein 

Michael Hagden 

Thomas A. Reedy,* 

Serg't Winslow A. Morril. 

Thomas Moriartz 

Ira Hunt 

William H. Dinsmore , 

Charles Groesot ■ 

Corp Henry J. Smith,*... 

William H Heise 

George Werner 

William Patent 

Sylvester L. Brown 

William H. Batcheldor .... 

Corp. Emet Kneirin 

Michael Vogelbach 



K.. 
K. 
I.. 
B., 
C, 
K. 
A. 
D. 
D. 
H. 
B. 
A. 
A. 
B.. 
L. 
F.. 
B. 
G. 
B. 
A. 
A. 



105th Regiment, P. V. 
2d Regiment, Mass. V. 
149th Regiment, P. V. 
9th Regiment, N. Y. S. M. 
3d Ind. Cavalry. 
149th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
44th Regiment, N. Y. V. 
12th Regiment, U. S. I. 
1st Rigiment, Minn. V. 
1st U. S. Artillery. 
6th Regiment, Wis. V. 
73d Regiment, Ohio V. 
16th Regiment, Maine V. 
S2d Regiment, Mass. V. 
27th Regiment, Indep't V. 
140th Regiment, P. V. 
83d Regiment, P V. 
12th Regiment, N. H. V. 
107th Regiment, Ohio V, 
12th Regiment,' U. S. I. 
107th Regiment, P. V. 
5th Maine Battery. 
16th Regiment, Maine V. 
143d Regiment, P. V. 
5th Regiment, Ohio Y. 



RemoTed. 



132 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



York Hospital — Continued. 



iTo. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


26 


•Tnhn Coolev 


B 

D 

B 

G 

A 

E 

D 


2d Regiment, U. S. I. 


27 

28 


Serg't Charles Herbstritt 

Job B Flaerer 


74th Regiment, Va. V. 
19th Regiment, Maine V. 


29 


Corp Simeon Cooper 


111th Regiment, N. Y. V, 


30 


Adam Eckler 


74th Regiment, P. V. 


31 


Nicholas Conner,* 


136th Regiment, N. Y. V. 


32 


Ephraim Guyer 


151st Regiment, P. V. 



Removed. 



Note Two removals have been made to the Pennsylvania lot, since the 

foregoing list was printed, which makes the total number buried in that 
lot, eighty, viz : 

Section F. 



No. of 
grave. 


Names. 


Comp'y. 


Regiment. 


79 


W. D Millard 


F 

B 


149th Reo:imient, P. V. 


80 


Andrew R. M'Kinney 


21st Cavalry. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 133 



SYNOPSIS. 



Maine 104 

New Hampshire 49 

Vermont 61 

Massachusetts 159 

Rhode Island 12 

Connecticut 22 

New York 866 

New Jersey 78 

Pennsylvania 526 

Delaware 15 

Maryland 22 

West Virginia 11 

Ohio 131 

Indiana 80 

Illinois 6 

Michigan 171 

Wisconsin 73 

Minnesota 52 

U. S. Regulars 138 

"Unknown — Lot North 411 

Do Lot South 425 

Do Lot Inner circle 143 



Total buried in the Soldiers' National Cemetery 3,555 



134 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY- 



LIST OF ARTICLES 

TAKEN FROM THE BODIES OF THE SOLDIEaS REMOVED TO THE SOLDTRRS' NATIONAL 
CEMETERY, BY WHICH MANY UNKNOWN WERE RECOGNIZED. AND WHICH ABE 
IN POSSESSION OF THE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION AT GETTY.SiitliO, PENN'A. 

MAINE. 

William S. Hodgdon, Company P, 20th Regiment, letter and fish hook. 

Unknown, 20th Regiment, Testament, and leiier signed Anna Grove. 

Richard Shuley, Company K, 7th Regiment, bugle off cap. 

M. Davis, Company C, 20th Regiment, Thanksgiving book. 

E. Cunningham, Co. L, 1st Regiment, $3 95, comb and postage stamps 

S. R. White, Company C, 20th R,egiment, stencil plate and two cents. 

Capt. G. D. Smith, Co. I, 19th Regiment, gold plate, with artificial tooth. 

J. D. Sampson, Company C, 20th Regiment, gold ring. 

Gordin Ireland, Co. F, 20th Regiment, Testament, purse, glass, and letters. 

Hugh C. W. Hall, Company B, 17th Regiment, pencil. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

Joseph Bond, 5th Regiment, comb. 

VERMONT. 

M. M'Kartney, Company A, 13th Regiment, gun wiper. 

M. P. Baldwin, Company C, 16th Regiment. 

C. Whiting, Company E, 13th Regiment, to rings. 

L. L. Baird, Company H, 14th Regiment, $3 35 and two combs. 

R. Archer, Company B, 14th Regiment, ring. 

OONNECTICUT, 

James Monterth, Testament. 

William Cannell, letters, $8 rebel money, diary, &c. 

NEW YORK. 

R. Burman, Company E, 41st Regiment, comb. 

Sergeant Hiram Hilts, Company C, I22d Regiment, diary, likeness, &e. 
A. Stanton, Company C, 137th Regiment, ring and Testament. 
Charles Manning, Co. C, 137th Regiment, knife, comb and gun wiper. 
Theodore Bogart, Company I, 120th Regiment, medal, breastpin, comb 
and pencil. 



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SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 135 

P. Fanning, Company C, 122d Regiment, match and tobacco box. 
H. "W. Nichols, Company F, 137th Regiment, letters off cap, knife. 
Theophilus Bascarick, Testament. 

Unknown, supposed New York, ambrotype of mother and two daughters. 
Albert D. Traver, Company E, 44th Regiment, S. M. diary, Testament 
and pencil. 

E. Van Tassel, Company A, 60th Regiment, ring and glass. 
Unknown, Company D, 137th Regiment, letters cut off cap. 

Gr. W. Sprague, the grape shot that killed him, two knives, two rings and 
eomb. 

Frank Deisenroth, Company A, 108th Regiment, book, "Path to Pardon.'' 

Amos Otis, Company K, 146th Regiment, diary. 

Alonzo Henstreat, pocket book, small Bible, and fifty cents. 

Charles Weden, Company D, 111th Regiment, diary, letter, &c. 

P. M'Donald, Company F, 137th Regiment, twenty-seven cents, piece 
of silver, "quarter." 

Unknown, Excelsior, knife and spoon. 

Lieut. Charles Clark, Company B, 9th Regiment, S. M., two cents. 

Tyler J. Snyder, order for $20 on U. S. Treasury, $7 15 in greenbacks. 

George W. Lecase, Company F, 4th Excelsior, knife. 

Corp. Andrew DeWitt, Company H, 120th Regiment, bullet moulds and 
screw driver. 

2d Lieut. John F. Cox, Company I, 57th Regiment, letter and Testament. 

George W. Douglass, Company I, 1st Excelsior, pipe. 

Solomom Lisser, $30 in gold, $6 in greenbacks, and certificates of deposit 
for $300 in German Savings Bank, New York. 

J. Smith, 4th New York Battery, comb. 

James Gray, Company C, 2d Regiment, S. M., ring 

James W. Wickham, Company E, 122d Regiment, diary and Testament. 

O. W. Hotchkiss, Company F, 120th Regiment, breast pin. 

Corp. Delmont, supposed New York, $2 75, diary, likeness and 

inkstand. 

Justus Warner, snuff box. 

F. Sweeney, Company D, 40th Regiment, gun pivot. 
Charles Hagan, Company A, 63d Regiment, forty cents. 

David Holland, Company F, 22d Excelsior, M'Clellan pin, medal and diary. 

Serg, Bel , (balance obliterated,) Company A, 1st Regimemt, pipe, 

eomb, &o. 

W. H. Piper, Company H, 1st Excelsior, comb and gun wiper. 
Albert Brown, Company G, lllth Regiment, spoon and " 11 " off cap. 
Jacob Jones, letter. 
Corp. Walde, Company K, 4th Regiment, $12 85, comb and knife. 



136 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMEl'ERY. 

J. E. Bail, or Bailey, Company I, 111th Regiment, ring. 
John M'Kenney, Excelsior, water purifier. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Sergeant E. N. Soraercamp, Company I, '29th Regiment, likeness, letter, 
and diary. 

Sanford Boyden, Company A, UQth Regiment, letter. 

Charles Webster, letter. 

Matthew Johnson, diary, express receipt and comb. 

Samuel Finuifrock, letter. 

J. J. Finnifrock, letter. 

Corporal W. H. Burrill, Company F, 14.9th Regiment, Bible. 

Lieut. William H. Beaver, Company D, 15th or 150th Regiment, shoulder 
straps and paper. 

B. E. True, glass, &c. 

G. H. Allen, Company C, 57th Regiment, Testament and letter. 

James Morrow, Company I, 29th Regiment, pipe. 

Unknown, diary, with name Agnes Jones, Pittsburg, Pa. 

John Harvey, Company A, 69th Regiment, medal and comb. 

James Kelley, Company K, 69ih Regiment, ambrotype, sixty cents, comb, 
medal. 

T. Miller, Company G, 1st Cavalry, diary. 

William Crowl, Company K, 1st Regiment, needle case, pencil, &c. 

J. Kleppinger, Company D, 153d Regiment, comb and bullet 

Peter M'Mahon, Company E, 26th Regiment, name on envelope. 

Thomas Shields, Company H, 99th Regiment, medal. 

Patrick O'Conner, Company D, 91st Regiment, $1 50, gun wrench, cross, 
medal, gimblet, &c. 

Isaac Eaton, Company D, 10th P. R. C, ring with two red sets. 

John O'Conner, Company G, 69th Regiment, medal. 

Milton Campbell, Company C, 11th P. R. C, ring. 

Tobias Jones, (removed,) letter, diary, &c. 

John C. Coyle, $6, diary, &c., (sent to wife.) 

John Aker, pipe. 

Charles M'Connell, Company K, 11th Regiment, handkerchief, diary and 
letter. 

Henry Adams, 83d Regiment, book and glass. 

William Orr, Company I, 62d Regiment, watch case. 

George M'Intosh, Company L, 62d Regiment, book cut out of wood, and 
letter A. 

W. N. Williams, Co. K, 143d Regiment, diary, ne«dle case, comb and 
handkerchief. 

John Long, Company D, 62d Regiment, comb, &c. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 137 

William Kelley, Company A, 121st Regiment, Testament, fifty-five cents, 
eomb, pencil, medal. 

John M'Nutt, Company G, l-iOth Regiment, key, two watch keys. 
M. Townsend, Company C, 1st Regiment, case knife, tooth brush. 

NEW JEBSBY. 

J. M., Company F, 7th Regiment, comb. 

J. Parliament, Company C, l3th Regiment, comb. 

W. F. Harkins, Company H, 12th, Regiment, Testament. 

Thomas Flanagan, Company G, 7th Regiment, medal and comb. 

J. F., 7th Regiment, knife, fork and spoon. 

John Smith, purse, fifteen cents, knife and comb. 

Riley, Company E, 7th Regiment, letter and needle case. 

W. A. E., Company I, 7th Regiment, table spoon. 

MAEYLAND, 

David Krebs, Co. G, 1st P. H. B., twenty-five cents, tassel, smoker, &e. 

WEST VIRGINIA. 

Capt. W. N. Harris, 1st Cavalry, shoulder straps. 

William Bailey, 1st Cavalry, letters, comb, &c. 

George Berger, Company G, 7th Infantry, comb and glass. 

L. Lacey, Battery C, Ist Ya., glass and comb. 

Martin L. Scott, Company B, 7th Infantry, silver watch. 

P. Stewart, Company C, 7th Cavalry, pencil. 

OHIO. 

Lewis Davis, Company D, 75th Regiment, Testament and letters. 
John C. Owens, Company C, 75th Regiment, book. 
B. P. Pontious, Company D, 25th Regiment, letter, ring, diary, book and 
glass. 

Louis A. Sandford, Company H, 73d Regiment, Testament and letters. 

Samuel Baughman, Company C, 75th Regiment, pencil. 

J. D. Johnson, Company F, 29th Regiment, knife. 

Asa O. Davis, Company G, 4th Regiment, gun wrench, comb and ring. 

Thomas Doman, Company K, 25th Regiment, $4 and gold locket. 

Jacob Biese, Company K, 107th Regiment, handkerchief. 

A. Myers, Company G, ^th Regiment, Testament. 

Daniel Palmer, Company D, 107th Regiment, ambrotype and Testament. 

B. F. Sherman, Company G, 61st Regiment, match box. 
Serg. John Pierce, Company C, 25th Regiment, pipe. 



138 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

INDIANA. 

Levi Bulla, Company G, 20th Regiment, medal. 
Wm. Tillottson, letter. 

ILLINOIS. 

Unknown cavalryman, very light hair. 

MICHIGAN. 

Peter LeYalley, letter and ambrotype. (Sent to wife.) 
Wm. Brennan, Company B, 3d Cavalry, hair. 

James F. Bedel, Company P, 7th Regiment, muster roll list, and certificate 
for back pay from April to July, diary, &c. 

Scott, Company K, 16th Regiment, needle case, comb and letters. 

WISCONSIN. 

Philip Bennetts, Company F, 7th Regiment, glass, photograph, pencil, 
diary, letters and knife. 

F. C. Seibentral, Company I>, 6th Regiment, medal. 

MINNESOTA. 

Solomon Moore, Company I, 1st Regiment, diary and letters 

U. S. REGULARS. 

C. Schmidt, Company E, 4th U. S. A., pipe. 

M. Kennedy, Company, D, lOth Infantry, knife. 

S. Cornell, Company A, 2d Bat. 7th Infantry, two pictures, two knives, 
two gun wrenches. 

Peter G. Febery, Company G, 6th U. S. Cavalry, diary, letter and hand- 
kerchief, &c. 

UNKNOWN. 

Unknown, two rings and small book cut of wood. 

Unknown, jet heart. 

Unknown, ring. 

Unknown, knife with three white sets on handle. 

Unknown, gun wrench. 

Henry Dieman, gun wiper. 

Unknown, knife, fork and spoon. 

Unknown, knife, fork and spoon. 

Unknown, gun wrench. 

Unknown, knife. 

Luke Kelly, medal and small bag. 

Unknown, large diary and papers. 

G. Turner, Bible, Testament and needle case. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 139 

Unknown, knife, postage stamps, pocket book and water purifier. 

Unknown, pocket book, fifty-one cents, knif6, two bones and comb. 

John Boyer, ambrotype and letter. 

Unknown, knife and comb. 

Unknown, glass inkstand and spoon. 

Unknown, twenty cents. 

William Vasberg, small vice, comb and pencil. 

Unknown, two ambrotypes. 

Unknown, gun wrench. 

William 8helpy, two handkerchiefs, letters and comb. 

Unknown, two purses, gun wrench, gun pivot. 

T. D. Allen, diary, glass and letters. 

Unknown, piece plaid blanket — colors, white, blue and green. 

Sullivan Syes, purse, ring aud comb. 

Unknown, twenty cents. 

Unknown, knit woollen cap for head, with tassel. 

Unknown, two knives and comb. 

Unknown, two knives and comb. 

Corporal W. K., glass, comb and knife. 

Unknown, handkerchief and gun wrench. 

Unknown, Testament. 

Unknown, letter, Testament and pocket book. 

Unknown, knife. 

Orderly Sergeant, knife and gun wrench. 

G. M. S., knife, comb and four slides. 

Unknown, needle case and pencil. 

Unknown, black thread, ring, pin cushion and pipe. 

Unknown, knife, gun wrench, comb and glass, 

J. K. Beagle, knife and comb. 

Unknown, knife. 

G. W. Penn, marked on knife. 

Unknown, handkerchief. 

Unknown, tooth brush, &c. 

Unknown, pipe, tooth brush and pencil. 

Unknown, three pipes. 

Unknown, glass, comb and sundries. 

Unknown, two cents, and parts of five and ten cent notes. 

Unknown, pipe. 

Unknown, table knife. 

Unknown, pocket knife. 

R. B. Claffen, N. Y., Testament. 

Unknown, shawl pin. 



140 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

Unknown, pocket book, $1, pin cushin, gun wrench, knife, &c. 
Unknown, needle case. 

Samuel Ault, inkstand, keys and cross. 
Unknown, inkstand and tooth brush. 
Unknown, hand- vice. 
Unknown, match box. 

Charles Sets, pocket book, and hair of father, mother, sister and brother. 
Unknown, knife, handkerchief and pencil. 
Unknown, pipe. 

Corporal Samuel Fitzinger, Pa., corps badge off cap. 
Unknown, two combs and ambrotype. 
Unknown, snuff box. 
Unknown, handkerchief and comb. 
Henry Irvin, pipe. 

Unknown, ring and small candlestick. 
George M'Cleary, N. Y., flag breast pin. 
Unknown, with inkstand. 
Unknown, diary. 

Timothy Kears, book, "Key of Heaven." 
Unknown, gun wrench. 
Unknown, plate with V. M. M. 
Unknown, ambrotype of woman. 

Unknown, German Testament from Catharine Detaupafer. 
Unknown, ambrotype, knife, two pipes, keys, inkstand, &c. 
Unknown, hymn book, medal and gun wiper. 
Uoknown, letter from Carrisa Smith. 
Corp. J. J. Bond, needle case, comb and letter. 
Unknown, book, " Morning Exercises." 

Unknown, with likeness on which is marked Charles Keller, July 4, 1859. 
Unknown, ring, three buttons, with hooks, and water purifier. 
Unknown, ornamental affair, consisting of a cross, figure of the Saviour, 
Virgin Mary, Apostles, &c. 
Unknown, snuff box. 
Unknown, handkerchief. 
Unknown, ambrotype. 
Unknown, knife. 
Unknown, gun wrench. 
Serg. S. Yandertool, N. Y., letters. 
Unknown, two rings. 

Unknown, gold ring and steel watch keys. 
B. W. Laigh, $10, "Reb" money. 
Unknown, $25. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 141 

Thomas Shanahik, rosary. 
Unknown, gold ear rings. 
Unknown, ambrotype of young lady and letter. 
Unknown, match box, spoon and Minnie ball. 
Unknown, ring. 

Unknown, bone ring, marked I. H. 
Unknown, silver watch. 
Unknown, gold watch. 

Unknown, purse, $5 30, knife and tobacco box. 
Unknown, pocket book and seven cents. 
Unknown, razor and brush. 
Unknown, pipe, 

Unknown, book, ambrotype and pipe. 
Unknown, handkerchief, which was spread over his face: 
Unknown, pipe. 
Unknown, pipe stem. 
V. aknown, (supposed Minnesota,) Bible, 
Unknown, sick list. 
Unknown, two gun wrenches. 
Unknown, pipe. 
Unknown, three ambrotypes, 

Charles Kelley, Pa , letter, Testament, knife, keys, fifteen eents. 
Unknown, snuff box. 
Unknown, Testament. 
Melville C. Day, diary, letters, &c. 
Edmond F. Grouse. 

Unknown, watch chain, gun wiper, salve box and keys. 
Unknown, comb, 

John , pipe. 

Corporal W. W. W,, from old Cemetery, pipe. 

Unknown, pipe. 

Joseph Wentworth, letter. 

Byron Welch, paper, diary and pencil. 

Unknown, knife. 

Unknown, knife. 

James Wallace, Pa., purse and twenty-five cents. 

Unknown, inkstand, knife, letter and seventy-five cents. 

A. Calhoun, diary. 

Unknown Corporal, ambrotype of female. 

Unknown, "Soldier's Pocket Book." 

Unknown, pipe. 

Sergeant L. H, Lee, two combs, diary, and bullet that killed Mm. 



142 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



LIST OF REGIMENTS, 



IN THE DIFFERENT CORPS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, IN THE 
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. 



MAINE. 



Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


Sd 


3d 


6th 

7th 


6th 


17th 

19th 


3d 


4,th 


3d 


6th 


2d 


5th 


6th 


16th 


1st 


20th 


5th 



NEW HAMP8HIEB. 



Regiment. 


Corps. Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


2d 


3d 5th 


2d 


12th 


3d 



VERMONT. 



Regiment. 


Corps. 


1 Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


2(1 


6th 


i 6th 

Ist 

1 12th 


6th 


14th 


1st 


3d 


6th 


2d 


15th 


1st 


4th 


6th 


1st 


16tb 


1st 


5tb 


6th 


13th 


1st 


19th 


2d 















MASSACHUSETTS 




CONNECTICUT. 



Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


5th 


12th 

2d 


17th 

27th 


11th 

2d 


20th 


12th 


Mth 





SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



143 



NEW YORK. 



Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


9th 


1st 


64th 


2d 


108th 

111th 

119th 

120th 

121st 

I22d 

123d 

124th 

125th 

126th 

137th 

140th 

145th 

146th 

147th 

149th 

150th 

153d 

1.54th 

157th 


2d 


14th 


1st 


65th 


6th 

2d 


2d 


20th 


1st 


66th 

67th 


11th 


30th 


1st 


6th 

11th 

2d/ 


3d 


33d 


6th 


68th 


6th 


39th 


2d 


69th 

70th 

71st 


6th 


40th 


3d 


3d 


12th 


41st 


nth 


3d 


3d 


42d 


2d 


72d 


3d 

3d 


2d 


43d 


6th 


73d 


2d 


44th 


5th 

nth 

6th 

2d 


74th 


3d 

1st 


12th 


45th 


76th 

77th 

78th 

82d 


2d 


49th 

52d 


6th.. 

12th 

2d 


12th 

5th 


54th 


11th 


1st 


57th 


2d 


86th 


3d 


12th 


§8th 


11th 


88th 


2d 


12th 




2d 


94th 


1st 


nth , 


60th 


12th 


95th 

97th 

104th 

107th 


1st 


nth 




2d 


1st 


nth 


62d 


6th 


1st 






2d 


12th 





PENNSYLVANIA. 



1 
Regiment. 1 Corps. 


Regiment. 


1 
Corps. Regiment. 


Corps. 


P. R. V. C. 

nth 


5th 

Ist 

6th 

3d 


75th 


nth 


114th 


3d 


81st 

82d 


2d 1 


n5th 

116th 

118th 

n9th 

1.2lst 

134th 

139th 

140th 

141st 

I42d 

143d 

146th 

147th 

148th 

149th 

150th 

151st 

154th 

155th 


3d 


23d 


6th ! 


2d , 


26th 


83d 


5th 


5th 


27th 


nth 

12th 

12th 

12th 


84th 


3d 


6th 


28th 


88th 


1st 

1st 


1st 


29th 


90th 


nth 


46th 


91st... 

93d 


5th 


6th 


49th!!! 

53d 

57th 

61st 


6th 


6th 


2d 


2d 


95th 


6th 


3d 


3d .!'.'...! 


' 96th 


6th 


1st 


6th . 


1 98th 

1 99th 


6th 


1st 


62d . 


5th . .. 


3d 


5th 


63d 


3d 


i I02d 

1 105th 

i 106th 

107th 

109th 

110th 

inth 


6th 

3d 


12th 


68th 


3d 


2d 


69th 


2d 


2d 


1st 


71st 


2d 


1st 


1st 


72d 


2d 


12th 

3d 


1st 


73d 


nth 


nth 


74th 


nth 


12th 


5th 



144 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



NEW JERSEY. 



Regiment. 



l8t.. 

2d.. 
3d.. 
6th. 



Corps. 



Regiment. 



7th... 
8th... 
5th... 
11th. 



Corps. 



Regiment. 



12th. 
13th. 
15th. 



Corps. 



DELAWARE. 



Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


1st 


2d 


2d 


2d 







MARYLAND. 



Regiment. 



l3t. 



— Si..- 



Corps. 



12th. 



Regiment. 



3d. 



Corps. 



12th. 



Regiment. 



Corps. 



7th Regiment, 2d Corps. 



VIHGINIA. 



OHIO. 



Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


5th 


12th 

12th 

2d 


23d 


Uth 


75th 

82d 


11th 


7th 


29th 

61st 


rith 

Uth 

12th 


11th . 


4th 


107th 


Uth 


8th 


2d 


66th 











82d Regiment, 11th Corps. 



ILLINOIS. 



INDIANA. 



Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


7th 


1st 


19th 


1st 

1st 


27thr 


12th 


14th 


2d 


20th 





SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

MICHIGAN. 



145 



Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps, 


Ist 


5th 

3d 


4th 


5th 


16th 

24th 


5th. ........ 


5ih 


7th 


12th ; 


1st ,,... 



WISCONSIN. 



Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


2d 


1st 


5th 


6th 


7th 


11th.. .^^.... 


Sd 


12th 


6th 


1st 


26th... 





1st Regiment, 2d Corps. 



MINNESOTA. 



UNITED STATES. 



Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


Regiment. 


Corps. 


2d sharps., 
1st. ...do... 


3d 


4th Inft'ry. 
6th... .do... 
7th.. ..do... 
10th.. .do... 


5th 


llthlnft'y. 
12th. ..do.. . 
14th... do... 
17th... do... 


5th... 


3d 


5th 


5th 


2d Infant'y 
3d do... 


5th 


5th 


5th 


5th!]!.'..'.... 


5th 


5th.. ...... 



CAYALRY CORPS. 

Maine. — 1st Regiment. 
Vermont. — 1st Regiment. 
Massachusetts. — 1st Regiment. 
Rhode Island. — 1st Regiment. 

New York.— 2d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th Regiments. 
New Jersey. — 1st Regiment. . 

Pennsylvania— 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 6th, 8th, 16th, 17th and 18th Regiments. 
Virginia. — Ist and 3d Regiments. 
Ohio. — 6th Regiment. 
liroiANA. — 3d Regiment. 
Illinois. — 8th and 12th Regiments, 
MjcniGAN.— Ist, 5th, 6th and 7th Regiments. 
Wisconsin. — 1st Regiment. 
United States.— 1st, 2d, 5th and 6th Regiments. 
10 



146 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

ARTILLERY RESERVE CORPS. 

Massaohusetts. — 5th and 9th Regiments. 

New York. — 1st Regiment, B and O, 7th Independent, 15th Indepen- 
dent, 30th Independent, 32d Independent and let Independent. 

New Jeesey. — Ist Regiment, (A.) 

Pennsylvania. — 1st Regiment, (C,) 4th Regiment, Independent. 

Maryland. — Ist and 6th Regiments. 

ViBGiNTA. — 1st Regiment. 

Ohio. — 1st Regiment, (H.) 

United States. — Ist Regiment, (H,) Sd Regim«iit, (K,) 4rth Regiment, 
(C) 4th Regiment, (K.) 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 147 



REMARKS 

QN" THE DESIGN FOR THE SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY, GETTYS- 
BURG, PENNSYLVANIA. 

In constructing a design for the Cemetery, the following considerations 
and details suggested themselves, as objects of paramount importance : 

First, — The great disparity that exists, with reference to the space re- 
quired for the interments of each State, necessitates a discrimination as to 
position and extent, while the peculiar solemnity of the interest attached by 
each State to each interment, allows of no distinction. Therefore, the ar- 
rangement must be of a kind that will obviate criticism as to position, and 
at the same time possess other equally important requirements and rela- 
tians to the general design, (a) 

Second. — The principal expression of the improvement should be that pro- 
duced by simple grandeur and propriety. (6) 

Third. — To arrange the roads, walks, trees and shrubs, so as to answer 
every purpose required by utility, and realize a pleasing landscape and 
pleasure ground effect, at the same time paying due regard to economy of 
ocinstruction, as well as to the future cost of maintenance and keeping the 
grounds, (c) 

Fourth. — To select an appropriate site for the monument, (d) 

(a) In order to secure the conditions embraced in the first of the above 
propositions, a semi-circular arrangement was adopted for the interments. 
By referring to the plan, the propriety of this mode will, I think, be con- 
ceded without further explanation. The ground apptopriated to each State, 
is part, as it were, of a common centre ; the position or each lot, and indeed 
ai each interment, is relatively of equal importance, the only difference 
being that of extent, as determined by the number of interments belonging 
to each State. The coffins are deposited side by side, in parallel trenches, 
A space of twelve feet is allowed to each parallel, about five feet of which 
forms a grass path between each row of interments. The configuration of 
the ground surface is singularly appropriate at the point selected, falling 
away in a gradual and regular slope in every direction, from the centre to 
ttxQ circumference, a feature alike pleasing and desirable. In order to secure 
regularity, the head-stones are precisely alike throughout the entire area of 
lots, and are constructed so as not to detract fi*om the effect and prominence 
of the monument. The head-stones form a continuous line of granite blocks, 
rising nine inches above the ground, and showing a face or width of ten 
inches on their upper surface. The name, company and regiment being 



148 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

carved in the granite, opposite each interment, thus securing a simple and 
expressive arrangement, combined with great permanence and durability. 
(h) The prevailing expression of the Cemetery should be that of simple 
grandeur. Simplicity is that elcmeat of beauty in a scene that leads gradu- 
ally from one object to another, in easy harmony, avoiding abrupt contrasts 
and unexpected features. Grandeur, in this application, is closely allied to 
solemnity. Solemnity is an attribute of the sublime. The sublime in 
scenery may be defined as continuity of extent, the repetition of objects in 
themselves simple and common place. We do not apply this epithet to the 
scanty tricklings of the brook, but rather to the collected waters of the 
ocean. To produce an expression of grandeur, we must avoid intricacy and 
great variety of parts, more particularly must we refrain from introducing 
any intermixture or meretricious display of ornament. 

(c) The disposition of trees and shrubs is such as will ultimately produce 
a considerable degree of landscape effect. Ample spaces of lawn are pro- 
vided ; these will form vistas, as seen from the drive, showing the monument 
and other prominent points. Any abridgment of these lawns by planting 
further than is shown in the design, will tend to destroy the massive effect 
of the groupings, and in time would render the whole confused and intri- 
cate. As the trees spread and extend, the quiet beauty produced by these 
open spaces of lawn will yearly become more striking; ; designs of this 
character require time for their development, and their ultimate harmony 
should not be impaired or sacrificed to immediate and temporary interest. 
Fuiiher, to secure proper breadth of scene, few walks or roads are intro- 
duced. A main roadway or drive of sufficient width courses round the 
grounds ; a few paths or walks are also provided for facilitating the inspeo- 
tion of the interment lots. Roads and walks are exclusively objects of 
utility ; their introduction can only be justified by direct necessity. 

(d) The centre of the semi-circle is reserved for the monument. An 
irregularly shaped belting of dwarf shrubbery borders partially isolate it 
from the lots. It may be suggested that the style of the monument should 
be in keeping with the surrounding improvements, showing no effort to an 
exhibition of cost or ostentatious display on the one hand, and no apparent 
desire to avoid reasonable expense on the other. 

The gateway and gatehouse should also be designed in the same spirit, 
massive, solid, substantial and tasteful. 

With regard to the future keeping of the ground, the walks should be 
smooth, hai'd and clean, the grass kept short, and Tuaintained as clean and 
neat as the best pleasure ground in the country. No efforttehould be want- 
ing to attain excellence in this respect. 

WILLIAM SAUNDERS. 

Dep't op Agriculture, Washington, D. G. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 149 



REPORT OF SAMUEL WEAYER. 

Gettysburg, March 19, 1864. 
To David Wills, Esq., 

Agent for A. G. Curtin, Gov. of Penix'a: 

Sir : — I herewith submit the following brief report of the results of my 
labors as the Superintendent of the exhuming of the bodies of the Union 
soldiers that fell on the battle field of Gett3'-sburg : 

The contractor commenced the work of exhuming on Tuesday, the 27th 
of October last, and finished yesterday. The work has been protracted 
much beyond our original anticipations, by reason of the ground being frozen 
for a long time during the winter, thus entirely suspending the work, and 
also by the number of bodies exceeding our first calculations. 

The number taken up and removed to the Soldierb' NatioiJal Cemetery is 
thirty-three hundred and fifty-four, (3,351-,) iind to these add the numb:? of 
the Massachusetts soldiers taken up by the authorities of the city of Bos- 
ton, by special contract, amounting to one hundred and fifty-eight, (158,) 
makes the total number of removals thirty-five hundred and twelve (3,512) 
bodies. Of these, nine hundred and seventy-nine were bodies nameless, 
and without any marks or surroundings to designate the State from which 
they volunteered. ' The rest were, in most instances, marked with boards, 
on which the name, company, and regiment, were written in pencil, or cut, 
by their comrades who buried them. In some instances, the regiment to 
which the soldier belonged was discovered, and sometimes only the State 
from which he volunteered ; and in these cases they were buried in their 
appropriate State lot. 

There was not a grave permitted to be opened or a body searched unless 
I was present. I was inflexible in enforcing this rule, and here can say, 
with the greatest satisfaction to myself and to the friends of the soldiers, 
that I saw every body taken out of its temporary resting place, and all 
the pockets carefully searched ; and where the grave was not marked, I ex- 
amined all the clothing and everything about the body to find the name. 
I then saw the body, with all the hair and all the particles of bone, carefully 
placed in the coffin, and if there was a head-board, I required it to be at 
once nailed to the coffin. At the same time I wr. x the name, company, 
and regiment, of the soldier on the coffin, and numuerod the coffin, and en- 



150 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

tered in my book the same endorsement. This book was returned to your 
office every evening, to copy and compare witli the daily return made by 
the Superintendent of the interments in the Cemetery. In these scrutiniz- 
ing searches, the names of a number of lost soldiers were found. They 
were discovered in various ways. Sometimes by the pocket diaries, by 
letters, by names in Bible, or Testament, by photographs, names in pocket- 
books, descriptive list, express receipts, medals, names on some part of the 
clothing, or on belt, or cartridge-box, &c., &c. 

There were some articles of value found on the bodies ; some money, 
watches, jewelry, &c. I took all relics, as well as articles of value, from 
the bodies, packed them up and labelled them, so that the friends can get 
them. There are many things, valueless to others, which would be of great 
interest to the friends. I herewith submit a list of names of persons and 
articles found upon them, and you will, no doubt, take means to get infor- 
mation to the friends, by advertisement or otherwise, so that they may give 
notice where, and to whom, these things shall be forwarded. I have two 
hundred and eighty-seven such packages. 

Before we commenced our work, the battle field had been overrun by 
thousands of sorrowing friends in search of lost ones, and many of the 
graves opened and but partially or carelessly closed. Many of the under- 
takers who were removing bodies, also performed their work in the most 
careless manner, invariably leaving the graves open, and often leaving par- 
ticles of the bones and hair lying scattered around. These things are fre- 
quently to be seen on every part of the battle field ; and persons going over 
it might attribute such work lo the contractors, but there cannot be on© 
instance pointed out of such kind of work done by them. Every particle 
of the body was gathered up by them, and the grave neatly closed over 
and levelled. 

The bodies were found in various stages of decomposition. On the battle 
field of the first day, the rebels obtained possession before our men were 
buried, and left most of them unburied from Wednesday until Monday 
following, when our men buried them. After this length of time, they could 
not be identified. The consequence was, that but few on the battle field of 
July 1st, were marked. They were generally covered witba small portion 
of earth dug up from along side of the body. This left them much exposed 
to the heat, air, and rains, and they decomposed rapidly, so that when these' 
bodies were taken up, there was nothing remaining but the dry skeleton. 

Where bodies were in heavy clay soil, or in marshy places, they were in 
a good state of preservation. Where they were in -sandy, porous soil, they 
were entirely decomposed. Frequently our men were buried in trenches— 
a shallow ditch — in which they were laid side by side. In several instances 
the numbers in a trench amounted to sixty or seventy bodies. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 151 

In searching for the remains of our fallen heroes, we examined more than 
three thousand rebel graves. They were frequently buried in trenches, and 
there are instances <jf more than.one hundred and fifty in a trench. In one 
piace it is asserted by a reliable farmer who saw them buried, that there are 
oiver two hundred in one trench. I have been making a careful estimjftte, 
frooi time to time, as I went over the field, of the rebel bodies buried oh 
tiiis battle field and at the hospitals, and I place the number at not less than 
seven thousand bodies. 

It may be asked how we could distinguish the bodies of our own men 
fr«n those of the rebels. This was generally very easily done. In the 
first place, as a general rule, the rebels never went into battle with the 
United States coat on. They sometimes stole the pantaloons from our dead 
and wore them, but not the coat The rebel clothing is made of cotton, and 
is of a grey or brown color. Occasionally I found one with a blue cotfito 
jean roundabout on. The clothing of our men is of wool, and blue ; so that 
the body having the coat of our uniform on was a pretty sure indication 
that he was a Union soldier. But if the body were without a coat, then 
there were other infallible marks. The shoes of the rebels were differently 
made from those of our soldiers. If these failed, then the underclothing 
was the next part examined. The rebel cotton undershirt gave proof of 
the army to which he belonged. In no instance was a body allowed to be 
reanoved which had any portion of the rebel clothing on it. Taking all 
these things together, we never had much trouble in deciding, with infallible 
accuracy, whether the body was that of a Union soldier or a rebel. And I 
here most conscientiously assert, that I firmly believe that there has not 
been a single mistake made in the removal of the soldiers to the Cemetery 
by taking the body of a rebel for a Union soldier. 

All which is respectfully submitted. 

SAMUEL WEAVER. 



152 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



KEPORT OF JAMES S. TOWNSEND. 



TOii'DAViD Wills, Esq., 

Agent for A. G. Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania : 

Sir : — The interments of all the Union soldiers on the battle field of 
GettysbuEg, in the Soldiers' National Cemetery, have been completed in a 
very satisfactory manner, and according to the terms and specifications of 
the contract. There has been much delay, for weeks at a time, during the 
winter, in prosecuting the work, on account of the ground being frozen too 
hard to dig. Then, occasionally, the wet weather and the snows would stop 
the work, so that it has been protracted much beyond the time we at first 
anticipated having it completed. 

I surveyed and laid out the grounds as designed by Mr. Wm, Saunders, 
and have since superintended the burials, personally, measuring the depth 
of every grave and the proper distance for each cofi&n. I, also, took the 
name, company and regiment of each body, as soon as placed in the ground, 
personally superintending the proper marking of the grave, with the appjw- 
priate head-board. 

The graves are all numbered, and the list of interments of each day was 
returned to your office for comparison with the list of those taken up in the 
fields and to be registered daily in a permanent register. The total number 
of burials in the Cemetery is thirty-five hundred and twelve. 

I herewith refer you to the registers you have made in your office, for the 
number buried in each State lot, and in the lots set apart for the TJnited 
Stat^3 Regulars, and the Unknown. 

All which is respectfully submitted. 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE GETTYSBURG MONUMENT. 



The design of the Gettysburg monument is adapted for execution either 
in m«,rble, or in granite and bronze, as may be deemed expedient, the mate- 
rial being of course controlled entirely by the amount appropriated. The 
wiiole rendering of the design is intended to be purely historical, telling its 
own story, with such simplicity that any discerning mind will readily eom- 
prehend its meaning and purpose. 

The superstructure is sixty feet high, and consists of a massive pedestal, 
tw^ity-five feet square at the base, and is crowned with a colossal statue, 
repr^enting the genius ob liberty. Standing upon a three-quarter globe, 
8iie raises with her right hand the victor's wreath of laurel, while with her 
left she gathers up the folds of our national flag under which the victory 
has been won. 

Projecting from the angles of the pedestal are four buttresses, support- 
ing an equal number of allegorical statues representing, respectively, wak, 

HISTORY, PEACE and PLENTY. 

War is personified by a statue of the American soldier, who, resting from 
the conflict, relates to History the story of the battle which this monument 
is intended to commemorate. 

HiaroRY, in listening attitfude, records with stylus and tablet, the achieve- 
ments of the field, and the names of the honored dead. 

Peace is symbolized by a statue of the American mechanic, characterized 
hy appropriate accessories. 

Plenty is represented by a female figure, with a sheaf of wheat and fruits 
of the earth, typifying peace and abundance as the soldiers' crowning tri- 
umph. 

The panels of the main die between the statues are to have inscribed upon 
them such inscriptions as may hereafter be determined. 

The main die of the pedestal is octagonal in form, panelled upon each face. 
The cornice and plinth above are also octagonal, and are heavily moulded. 
Upon tfc'.s plinth rests an octagonal moulded base bearing upon its face, in 
high relief, the National arms. 

The upper die and cap are circular in form, the die being encircled by star* 
equal in number with the States whose sons contributed their lives as the 
price of the victory won at Gettysburg. 



1&* SOLDIEES' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



AN ACT 

TO mCOEPOBATE THE SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

"Wheeeas, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has purchased eeVenteen 
acres df land on Cemetery Hill, on the Gettysburg battle field, in the county 
of Adams, for a Cemetery for the burial of the remains of the soldiers who 
fell in the battle of Gettysburg, and the skirmishes incident thereto, in de- 
fence of the Union, or died thereafter from wounds received in that battle 
and the skirmishes ; therefore. 

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresentatives of 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby 
enacted by the authority of the same, That the titles to the said lands por- 
ciiased, as set forth in the foregoing preamble, are hereby ratified and con- 
firmed, and shall vest and remain in said Commonwealth, in fee simple, fn 
trust for all the States having soldiers buried in said grounds ; and the said 
grounds shall be devoted in perpetuity to the purpose for which they were 
purchased, namely : for the burial and place of final rest of the remains of 
the soldiers who fell in defence of the Union, in the battle of Gettysburg ; 
and, also, the remains of the soldiers who fell at other points north of the 
Potomac river, in the several encounters with the enemy during the invasion 
of Lee, in the summer of one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, or 
died thereafter in consequence of wounds received in said battle and durhrg 
said invasion. 

Section 2. That B. W. Norris, of the State of Maine, , of 

the State of New Hampshire, Paul Dillingham, of the State of Vermont, 
Henry Edwards, of the State of Massachusetts, John R. Bartlett, of the 
State of Rhode Island, Alfrel Ooit, of the State of Connecticut, Edward 

Cooper, of the State o New York, , of the State of Ifew 

Jersey, David Wills, of the State of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Deford, of 
the State of Maryland, John R. Latimer, of the State of Delaware, 



, of the State of West Yirginia, Gordon Lofland, of the State of Ohio, 

John G. Stephenson, of the State of Indiana, Clark E. Carr, of the State of 
Illinois, W. Y. Selleok, of the State of Wisconsin, Thomas White Ferry, 

of the State of Michigan, , of the State of Minnesota, being 

one Commissioner from each State, having soldiers buried in said Cemetery, 
be and they and their successors are hereby created a body politic in law, 
under the name, style and title of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, and by 



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SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 155 

that name, style and title shall have perpetual succession, and be able and 
capable in law to have and use a common seal, to sue and be sued, plead 
and be impleaded, in all courts of law and equity, and to do all such other 
things as are incident to a corporation. 

Section 3. The care and management of the grounds referred to in th« 
preamble and first section of this act, are hereby entrusted solely to the 
commissioners named in the second section of the same, and those hereafter 
appointed to represent the States therein named, and their successors in 
office ; the said commissioners shall constitute a board of managers, whose 
duty it shall be, out of funds that may be in the hands of the treasurer 
of the corporation, by State appropriations, or otherwise, to remove the 
FMnains of all the soldiers referred to in the first section of this act, thaA 
have not already been removed to the Cemetery, and have them properly 
interred therein ; and, also, to lay out, fence and ornament, to divide and 
arrange into suitable plots and burial lots, establish carriage-ways, avenues 
and foot- ways, erect buildings, and a monument, or monuments, and suitable 
marks to designate the graves, and generally to do all other things in their 
judgment necessary and proper to be done to adapt the ground and premises 
to the uses for which it has been purchased and set apart. 

Section 4. The business of the corporation shall be conducted by the 
commissioners aforesaid, and their successors in office ; the said commis- 
sioners shall meet within sixty days after the passage of this act, and organ- 
ize by electing one of their number president ; they shall also appoint a 
secretary and treasurer, and shall have power to employ such other officers 
and agents as may be needful ; they shall require of the treasurer to enter 
into bonds, to the corporation, in double the probable amount of money 
that may be in his hands at any one time during his term of office, with two 
or more sufficient sureties, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his 
duties, and the correct accounting for and paying over of the money; which 
said bond or bonds, shall be approved by the court of common pleas of 
Adams county, and recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds, in and for 
said county ; the term of office of the officers of the board of commission- 
ers aforesaid shall expire on the first day of January, of each and every 
year, or as soon thereafter as their successors may be duly chosen and quali- 
fied to act. 

Section 5. At the first meeting of the commissioners heretofore named, 
they shall be divided, by lot, into three classes, and the term of office of ths 
first class shall expire on the first day of January, Anno Domini one thou- 
sand eight hundred and sixty-five ; the second class, on the first day of Jan- 
uary, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and the third 
class on the first day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred 
and sixty-seven ; the vacancies thus occurring shall be filled by the Gk>v- 



156 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

emors of the States which the said commissioners represented ; and the per- 
sons thus appointed to fill such vacancies, shall hold their oflSce, as commis- 
sioners aforepaid, for the term of three years. In case of the neglect, or 
failure, of the Governor of any State, having burial lots in the Cemetery, 
to fill such vacancy, the board of commissioners may supply the place by 
appointing a citizen of the particular State which is not represented iu the 
board by reason of such vacancy ; any vacancies not yet filled, or hereafter 
occurring, in the board of commissioners, by death, resignation, or other- 
wise, shall be filled, by appointment, for the unexpired term, by the Gov- 
ernor of the State which the person represented, or in case of failure by 
such Governor to make said appointment, then the place shall be supplied 
as last above indicated ; such other States of the Union, not having burial 
lots in said Cemetery, but that may at any time hereafter desire to be re- 
presented in this corporation, shall have the privilege of nominating a Com- 
missioner to represent them severally in the board of commissioners, and 
thereafter pay their proportionate share of the expense of maintaining said 
Cemetery. 

Section 6. The board of commissioners shall annually, at the end of 
each fiscal year, make a report of the condition and ruanagement of the 
Cemetery; which report shall contain a detailed statement of the receipts 
and expenditures of the corporation, and a copy thereof shall be forwarded 
to the Governor of each State represented in the corporation. The expenses 
incident to the removal of the dead, the enclosing and ornamenting the 
Cemetery, and all the work connected therewith, and its future maintenance, 
shall be apportioned among the States connecting themselves with the cor- 
poration, according to their population, as indicated by their representation 
in the House of Representatives of the United States. 

Section 7. The board of commissioners shall adopt such by-laws, rules, 
and regulations, as they may deem necessary for their meetings and gov- 
ernment, and for the government of their officers, agents and employees, 
and for the care and protection of the cemetery grounds, and the property 
of the corporation : Provided, Said by-laws, rules, and regulations, be not 
inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States, the Con- 
stitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and this act of 
incorporation. 

Section 8. The board of commissioners shall have no power to appropri- 
ate any of the funds of the corporation as a compensation for their services 
as commissioners. 

Section 9. The grounds and property of said Cemetery shall be forever 
free from the levy of any State, county, or municipal taxes ; and the Com- 
monwealth of Pennsylvania hereby releases, and exempts, the corporation 
created by this act of Assembly, from the payment of any enrolment tax, or 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL GEMSTERY. 157 

any tax, or taxes, -whatever, that might be imposed bj existing laws ; all 
the laws of this Commonwealth now in force, or which may hereafter be 
enacted, for the protection of cemeteries, burial grounds, and places of sepul- 
ture, shall apply with full force and eifecttothe Soldiers' National Cemb- 
TERY, hereby incorporated, immediately from and after the passage of this 
act. 

Section 10. The corporation of the Soldiers' National Cemetery shall 
have power to receive appropriations from the United States, and from the 
State Legislatures, and also devises, and bequests, gifts, annuities, and all 
other kinds of property, real and personal, for the purposes of the burial of 
the dead, enclosing and ornamenting the grounds, and maintaining the same, 
and erecting a monument, or monuments, therein. 

HENRY C. JOHNSON, 
Speaker of the House of Representatives^ 

JOHN P. PENNEY, 

Speaker of the Senate. 

Approved — The twenty-fifth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand 

eight hundred and sixty-four. 

A. G. CURTIN. 



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THE NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



A few days after the terrific battle of Gettysburg, His Excellency, A. G. 
CuRTiN, Governor of the State of Pennsylvania, hastened to the relief of 
the sick and wounded soldiers, visited the battle field, and the numerous 
hospitals in and around Gettysburg, for the purpose of perfecting the ar- 
rangements for alleviating the sufferings and ministering to the wants of the 
wounded and dying. His official duties soon requiring his return to Har- 
risburg, he authorized and appointed David Wills, Esq., of Gettysburg, to 
act as his special agent in this matter. 

In traversing the battle field, the feelings were shocked and the heart 
sickened at the sights that presented themselves at every step. The re- 
mains of our brave soldiers, from the necessary haste with which they were 
interred, in many instances were but partially covered with earth, and, in- 
deed, in some instances were left wholly unburied. Other sights, too shock- 
ing to be described, were occasionally seen. These appearances presented 
themselves promiscuously over the fields of arable land for miles around, 
wtich would, of necessity, be farmed over in a short time. The graves, 
where marked at all, were only temporarily so, and the marks were liable 
to be obliterated by the action of the weather. Such was the spectacle 
witnessed on going over the battle field — a field made glorious by victory 
achieved through the sacrifice of the lives of the thousands of brave men, 
whose bodies and graves were in such exposed condition. And this, too, 
cm Pennsylvania soil I Humanity shuddered at the sight, and called aloud 
for a remedy. The idea, accordingly, suggested itself of taking measures 
to gather these remains together, and bury them decently and in order in a 
cemetery. Mr. Wills submitted the proposition and plan for this purpose, 
by letter July 24th, 1863, to His Excellency, Governor Curtin; and the 
Governor, with that profound sympathy, and that care and anxiety for the 
soldier which have always characterized him, approved of the design, and 
directed a correspondence to be entered into at once by Mr. Wills with the 
Governors of the other States having soldiers dead on the battle field of 
Gettysburg. The Governors of the different States, with great promptness, 
seconded the project, and the details of the arrang-oment were subsequently 
agreed upon. Grounds favorably situated were selected by the Agent, and 
Governor Curtin directed him to purchase them for the State of Pennsyl- 
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162 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

vania, for the specific purpose of the burial of the soldiers who fell in 
fence of the Union in the battle of Gettysburg, and that lots in this Ceme 
terj should be gratuitously tendered to each State having such dead on the 
field. The expenses of the removal of the dead, of the laying out, orna- 
menting, and enclosing the grounds, and erecting a lodge for the keeper, and 
of constructing a suitable monument to the memory of the dead, to be borne 
by the several States, and assessed in proportion to their population, as 
indicated by their represeatation in Congress. The Governor of Pennsyl- 
vania stipulated that the State of Pennsylvania would subsequently keep 
the grounds in order, and the buildings and fences in repair. 

Seventeen acres of land on Cemetery Hill, at the apex of the triangular 
line of battle of the Union army, were purchased by Pennsylvania for this 
purpose. There were stone fences upon these grounds, which had been ad- 
vantageously used by the infantry. On the elevated portions of the ground 
many batteries of artillery had been planted, which not only commanded 
the view of the whole line of battle of the Union army, but were brought 
to bear almost incessantly, with great effect, upon every position of the 
Rebel lines. We refer the reader to the excellent map of this battle field 
and its hospitals, in the front of this pamphlet. It was prepared by the 
Rev. Andrew B. Cross, who is one of the most active and zealous members 
of the Christian Commission, and who labored faithfully for months in the 
hospitals at Gettysburg, ministering to the temporal and spiritual wants of 
the wounded and dying soldiers. This map gives the locality of ibe Na- 
tional Cemetery, as well as many other points of interest connected with 
the battle field. 

The Cemetery grounds were plotted and laid out in the original and ap- 
propiate style indicated by the plate accompanying this description, by the 
celebrated rural architect, Mr. William Saunders. 

Such was the origin of this final resting place for the remains of our de- 
parted heroes, who nobly laid down their lives a sacrifice on their country's 
altar, for the sake of Universal Freedom and the preservation of the Union. 
Who can estimate the importance to us and all posterity of their valor and 
heroism ? Their remains, above all others, deserve the highest honor that 
a grateful people can bestow on them. Their deeds will live in history long 
after their bodies have mouldered into dust ; and the place where they now 
lie will be honored, protected, and preserved as a sad, but sacred memento 
of their brave conduct. 

The design contemplates the erection of a monument to the memory of 
the dead ; and the situation which seems to meet with the greatest favor is 
in the centre of the semi-circle of graves. It has been suggested, that each 
State having dead here should contribute a slab or stone tablet, to bo placed 
in the monument, with the names engraved upon it of those whose gravee 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 163 

are not identified, and who consequently are interred in the lots set apart 
for the unknown. 

The grounds are laid off in lots for each state, proportioned in size to the 
number of marked graves on the Gettysburg battle field. There is also a 
lot set apart for the burial of the remains of those who belonged to the 
regular service. The graves of about one-third of the dead were unmarked ; 
but these bodies are deposited in prominent and honorable positions at each 
end of the semi-circular arrangement of the lots. The grounds naturally 
have a gradual slope in every direction from the centreof the semi-circle to 
the circumference. Each lot is laid off in sections, with a space of four 
feet for a walk between each section. The outer section is lettered A, and 
so on in alphabetical order. As the observer stands in the centre of the 
semi-circle, facing the circumference, the burials are commenced at the right 
hand of the section in each lot, and the graves are numbered from one up 
numerically. A register is made of the number, name, regiment and com- 
pany of the occupant of each grave Two feet space is allotted to each, 
and they are laid with the heads toward the centre of the semi-circle. At 
the head of the graves there is a stone wall, built up from the bottom as a 
foundation for the headstones, which are to be placed along the whole length 
of each section, and on which, opposite each grave, will be engraved the 
name, regiment and company of the deceased. These headstones will be 
all alike in size, the design being wholly adapted to a symmetrical order, 
and one which combines simplicity and durability. No other marks will 
be permitted to be erected. There will be about twenty-nine hundred burials 
in the Cemetery. 

An application was made by Mr. Wills to Hon E. M. Stanton, Secre- 
tary of War, for coffins for the interment of the dead, and the Quartermas- 
ter General was promptly ordered to furnish them. The Secretary of War, 
also, with a liberal considerateness, afforded many facilities for the proper 
and honorable solemnization of the exercises of the 19th of November. 
The removals and burials are made with the greatest care, and under the 
strictest supervision. Every precaution is taken to identify the unmarked 
graves, and also to prevent the marked graves from losing their identity, 
by the defacement of the original temporary boards, on which the names 
were written or cut by comrades in arms. The graves being all numbered, 
the numbers are registered every evening in a record book, with the name, 
company and regiment. This register will designate the graves, should the 
temporary marks become defaced by the action of the weather, or be other- 
wise lost, before the permanent headstones are put in place. After the 
burials are all made, the graves all permanently marked, and the style of 
monument determined upon, a map will be prepared and lithographed, show- 
ing the number of each grave in each section, and a key be published with 



164 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



II 



the map, giving the full inscription on the headstone, corresponding with 
the number. 

A few of the States sent agents to Gettysburg to superintend the remova 
and burial of their dead, while most of them entrusted the arrangements 
for that purpose to the Agent of the State of Pennsylvania. The Boston 
city authorities, in concert with the Governor of Massachusetts, sent an 
efficient committee to Gettysburg, who made the removals of the Massachu- 
setts dead by their own special arrangement. 

The consecration of these Cemetery grounds was, in due time, suggested 
by Governor Curtin. The name of Hon. Edward Everett was submitted 
to the Governors of all the States interested, as the orator to deliver the 
address on that occasion, and they unanimously concurred in him as the per- 
son eminently suitable for the purpose. A letter of invitation was accord- 
ingly addressed to him, inviting him to deliver the oration. He accepted 
the duty, and the 19th of November was fixed upon as the day. Hon. W. 
,"2, LaMON, the United States Marshal for the District of Columbia, wo." 
selected as the Chief Marshal of the civic procession, and to Major General 
D. N. Couch, commanding the Department of the Susquehanna, were com- 
mitted the arrangements for the military. To all of these gentlemen great 
credit is due, for the admirable manner in which they discharged the duties 
of the positions assigned them. Birgfield's Brigade Band, of Philadelphia, 
was invited to furnish the music for the ceremonial of consecration, vAich 
was done gratuitously, and in a very acceptable manner. The Presidential 
party was accompanied by the Marine Band, from the Navy Yard at Wash- 
ington, and the military detachment was attended by the Brass Band from 
Fort M'Henry, Baltimore. 

The public generally were invited to be present and participate in these 
solemn exercises, and special invitations were sent to the President and 
Vice President of the United States, and the members of the Cabinet — to 
Major General George G. Meade, commanding the army of the Potomac, 
and, through him, to the officers and privates of that army which had fought 
so valiantly, and gained such a memorable victory on the Gettysburg battle 
field — and to Lieutenant General Winfield Scott and Admiral Charles 
Stewart, the distinguished aua time honored representatives of the Army 
and Navy. The President of the United States was present, and partici- 
pated in these solemnities, delivering a brief dedicatory address. The oc- 
casion was further made memorable by the presence of large representations 
from the army and navy, of the Secretary of State of the United States, the 
Ministers of France and Italy, the French Admiral, and other distinguished 
foreigners, and several members of Congress, also, of the Governors of a 
large number of the States interested, with their staflfs, and, in some in- 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 165 

stances, large delegations, besides a vast concourse of citizens from all the 
States. 

Letters were received, in reply to the invitations addressed to them, from 
Major General Meade, Lieutenant General Scott, Admiral Charles Stewabt, 
and the Secretary of the Treasury, Hon. S. P. Chase, regretting their ina- 
bility to be present, and expressive of their approval of the project. 

One of the most sad and impressive features of the solemnities of the 
19th of November was the presence, in the procession and on the grounds, 
of a delegation of about fifty wounded soldiers of the army of the Poto- 
mac, from the York hospital. These men had been wounded in the battle 
of Gettysburg, an(^ were present in a delegation to pay this just tribute to 
the remains of their fallen comrades. During the exercises, their bronzed 
cheeks were frequently suffused with tears, indicative of their heartfelt sym- 
pathy in the solemn scene before them. From none others could tears of 
unfeigned grief fall upon these graves with so much sad appreciation. — 
These scarred vaterans came and dropped the tear of sorrow on the last 
resting place of those companions by whose sides they so nobly fought, and, 
lingering over the graves after the crowd had dispersed, slowly went away, 
strengthened in their faith in a nation's gratitude. 



166 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



Gettysburg, Avgust 17, 1863. 

To His Excellency, A. G. Curtin, 

Governor of Pennsylvania : 

Sir : — By virtue of the authority reposed in me by your Excellency, I 
have invited the cooperation of the several loyal States having soldier-dead 
on the battle field around this place, in the noble project of removing their 
remains from their present exposed and imperfectly buried condition, on 
the fields for miles around, to a cemetery. 

The chief executives of fifteen out of the seventeen States have already 
responded, in most instances, pledging their States to unite in the move- 
ment ; in a few instances, highly approving of the project, and stipulating 
to urge upon the Legislatures to make appropriations to defray their pro- 
portionate share of expense. 

I have, also, at your request, selected and purchased the grounds for this 
Cemetery, the land to be paid for by, and the title to be made to, the State 
of Pennsylvania, and to be held in perpetuity, devoted to the object for 
which it was purchased. 

The grounds embrace about seventeen acres on Cemetery Hill, fronting 
on the Baltimore turnpike, and extending to the Taneytown road. It is the 
ground which formed the apex of our triangular line of battle, and the key 
to our line of defences. It embraces the highest point on Cemetery Hill, 
and overlooks the whole battle field. It is the spot which should be spe- 
cially consecrated to this sacred purpose. It was here that such immense 
quantities of our artillery were massed, and during^Thursday and Friday 
of the battle, from this most important point on the field, dealt out death 
and destruction to the Rebel army in every direction of their advance. 

I have been in conference, at different times, with agents sent here by 
the Governors of several of the States, and we have arranged details for 
carrying out this sacred work. I herewith enclose you a copy of the pro- 
posed arrangement of details, a copy of which I have also sent the chief 
executive of each State having dead here. 

I have, also, at your suggestion, cordially tendered to each State the 
privilege, if they desire, of joining in the title to the land. < 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 167 

I think it would be showing only a proper respect for the health of this 

community not to commence the exhuming of the dead, and removal to the 

Cemetery, until the month of November ; and in the meantime the grounds 

should be artistically laid out, and consecrated by appropriate ceremonies. 

I am, with great respect, 

Your Excellency's obedient servant, 

DAVID WILLS. 



Pennsylvania, P^xecutive Chamber, ) 
Harrisburq, August 31, 1863. \ 

Dear Sir- — Yours of the 26th instant was duly received, and ought to 
have been answered sooner, but you know how I am pressed. 

I am much pleased with the details for the Cemetery which you have so 
thoughtfully suggested, and will be glad, so far as is in my power, to hasten 
their consummation on the part of Pennsylvania. 

It is of course probable that our sister States, joining with us in this hal- 
lowed undertaking, may desire to make some alterations and modifications 
of your proposed plan of purchasing and managing these sacred grounds, 
and it is my wish that you give to their views the most careful and respect- 
ful consideration. Pennsylvania will be so highly honored by the posses- 
sion within her limits of this Soldiers' mausoleum, and so much distinguished 
among the other States by their contributions in aid of so glorious a monu- 
ment to patriotism and humanity, that it becomes her duty, as it is her mel- 
ancholy pleasure, to yield, in every reasonable way, to the wishes, and sug- 
gestions, of the States who join with her in dedicating a portion of her 
territory to the solemn uses of a National sepulchre. 

The proper consecration of the grouuds must claim our early attention; 
and, as soon as we can do so, our fellow- purchasers should be invited to 
join with us in the performance of suitable ceremonies on the occasion. 
I am, verf respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 

A. G. CURTIN. 
David Wills, Esq. 



Gettysburg, Pa., Sex)temhe.r 1Z, 1863. 
Hon. Edward Everett : 

Sir : — The several States having soldiers in the army of the Potomac, 
who fell at the battle of Gettysburg, in July last, gallantly fighting for the 
Union, have made arrange luents here for the exhuming of all their dead, 



168 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

and their removal and decent burial in a Cemetery selected for that pur- 
pose, on a prominent part of the battle field. 

The design is to bury all in common, marking with headstones, with the 
proper inscription, the known dead, and to erect a suitable monument to 
the memory of all these" brave men, who have thus sacrificed their lives on 
the altar of their country. 

The burial ground will be consecrated to this sacred and holy purpose on 
Thursday, the 23d day of October next, with appropriate ceremonies; and 
the several States interested, have united in the selection of you to deliver 
the oration on that solemn occasion. I am therefore instructed, by the 
Governors of the different States interested in this project, to invite you 
cordially to join with them in the ceremonies, and to deliver the oration for 
the occasion. 

Hoping to have an early, and favorable reply from you, 

I remain, sir, your most obedient servant, 

DAVID WILLS, 
Agent /or the Governor of Pennsylvania. 






Boston, September 26, 1863. 

My Dear Sir : — I have received your favor of the 23d instant, invittng 
me, on behalf of the Governors of the States interested in the preparation 
of a Cemetery for the soldiers who fell in the great battles of July last, to 
deliver an address at the consecration. I feel much complimented by this 
request, and would cheerfully undertake the performance of a duty at once 
so interesting and honorable. It is, however, wholly out of my power to 
make the requisite preparation by the 23d of October. I am under engage- 
ments which will occupy all my time from Monday next to the 12th of Oc- 
tober, and, indeed, it is dou-btful whether, during the whole month of Octo- 
ber, I shall have a day at my command. 

The occasion is one of great importance, not to be dismissed with a few 
sentimental or patriotic commonplaces. It will demand as full a narrative 
of the events of the three important day^ as the limits of the hour will 
admii, and some appropriate discussion of the political character of the 
great struggle, of which the battle of Gettysburg is one of the most momen- 
tous incidents. As it will take me two days to reach Gettysburg, and it 
v/ill be highly desirable that I should have at least one day to survey the 
battle field, I cannot safely name an earlier time than the l9th of Novem- 
ber. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 169 

Should such a postponement of the day first proposed be advisable, it 
will give me great pleasure to accept the invitation. 

I remain, dear sir, with much respect. 

Very truly yours, 

EDWARD EVERETT. 
David Wills, Esq., 

Agent for tJj£ National Cemetery. 

Note — In compliance with Mr. Everett's suggestions, as expressed in the foregoing let- 
ter, Thursday, the 19th of November, was appointed for the ceremonial of the consecration. 



Gettysburg, November 25, 1863. 
Hon. Edward Everett : 

Dear Sir : — On behalf of the Governors of the several States interested 
in the National Cemetery, I request of you for publication a copy of your 
Address delivered at the consecration of the grounds on Thursday, the 19th 
of this month, the proceeds of the sale to be added to the fund for the erec- 
tion of a monument to the memory of the heroes whose remains are de- 
posited in the Cemetery. 

In performing this official duty, allow me as a citizen of Gettysburg, and 
in behalf of my fellow citizens, to express our peculiar satisfaction at that 
part of your Address, which is devoted to a narrative of the all-important 
events, that have at once raised this place into permanent importance and 
celebrity. Knowing as we do that you used great diligence and care to 
procure as accurate an account as possible of the movements of the two 
armies in this vicinity, and their positions in the battle on the different days, 
we regard that portion of your Address as very important and valuable. 
Whilst its delivery commanded the closest attention of the vast assembly 
wfco listened to it — thus giving evidence of their intense interest and entire 
appreciation — this portion of the Oration, preserved in an authentic form, 
will descend to posterity as a production of permanent historical value. 

Allow me, also, to express my gratification at the tribute paid by you to 
Major General Reynolds, in ascribing "to his forethought and self-sacrifice 
the triumph of the two succeeding days." In that well-deserved tribute 
the historian, who shall do justice to the battle of Gettysburg, will undoubt- 
edly concur, pointing to him as the individual to whom our glorious soccess 
was in a great degree due. He was in the advance on the extreme left of 
the army of the Potomac, and in command of the First Army Corps. CJn 
Wednesday morning, July 1st, when pressing his corps forward to meet and 
retard the progress of the enemy, whose position and movements were be- 



170 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

gmuing to be developed to him, he told one of his aides, as they approached 
Gettysburg and examined the face of the country, that Cemetery Hill must 
be held for our army at all hazards ; that he would advance his corps rapidly 
to Seminary Ridge, west of the town, and temporarily occupy that position ; 
that he would there engage the enemy, who was advancing, and delay his 
further progress, so as to give time for the whole of the army of the Po- 
tomac to concentrate on Cemetery Hill and the ridges running out either 
way from it ; that, if pressed too hard, he would gradually fall back, con- 
testing the ground step by step, and, if necessary to delay the enemy, would 
tight from house to house, through the town. He fell, the victim of a rebel 
sharpshooter, so soon in the action of Wednesday morning, as he was car- 
rying out these designs, that but few persons are cognizant of his real plans. 
When the facts are fully made known, history and an impartial world will 
accord to him the highest praise. His great foresight and brave conduct 
on that occasion will forever endear him to those who love to worship at the 
shrine of true patriotism. He was truly a soldier — always with his men in 
the camp and in the field, sharing their hardships, toils and dangers. He 
loved his profession, and devoted himself exclusively to it ; and in the vigor 
of manhood he nobly laid down his life, a sacrifice on his country's altar, on 
the soil of his native State, at the head of his brave corps, that the rest of 
the army of the Potomac might the more successfully reach the position of 
his own selection for its defence. This place of his choice proved to be the 
true position on which to meet and check the onward march of the rebellious 
invaders. 

Not doubting that you will take an interest in this confirmation of the 
estimate placed by you on General TcEynolds's services, 

I remain, dear sir, 

Yours, with great respect, 

DAVID WILLS. 



Boston, December 14, 1863. 

My Dear Sir : — I have this day received your letter of the 25th of No- 
vember, requesting, on behalf of the Governors of the several States inter- 
ested in the National Cemetery, a copy, for publication in a permanent form, 
of the Address delivered by me at the consecration. I shall have great 
pleasure in complying with this request, the rather as it is proposed that 
the proceeds of the publication shall be added to the fund for the erection 
of a monument to the memory of the brave men whose remains are depos- 
ited in the Cemetery. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 171 

You will be pleased to accept my thanks for the obliging manner in which 
you speak of the historical portion of my Address. It was, of course, 
impossible to compress within so small a compass a narrative of the three 
eventful days, which should do exact justice to every incident or every in- 
dividual. On some points, as in most narratives of battles, the printed 
accounts, and even the official reports, differ. In revising my Address for 
publication in this form, I shall correct one or two slight errors of the first 
draught, and take advantage of sources of information not originally acces- 
sible. 

I am much gratified with your concurrence with me in the estimate I had 
formed of the character of General Reynolds, and of his very important 
services in determining the entire fortunes of this ever memorable battle. 
I remain, dear sir, with great regard, 
Yery truly yours, 

EDWARD EVERETT. 
David Wills, Esq., 

Agent for the National Cemetery. 



Head- Quarters Army op the Potomac,") 
November 13, 1863. \ 

David Wills, Esq., 

Agent for the Governor of Pennsylvania, etc. : 

Sir; — I have the honor to acknowledge the invitation which, on behalf of 
the Governor of Pennsylvania and other States interested, you extend to 
me. and the officers and men of my command, to be present on the 19th in- 
stant at the consecration of the burial place of those who fell on the field 
of Gettysburg. 

It seems almost unnecessary for me to say that none can have a deeper 
interest in your good work than comrades in arms, bound in close ties of 
long association and mutual confidence and support with those to whom you 
are paying this last tribute of respect ; nor could the presence of any be 
more appropriate than that of those who stood side by side in the struggle, 
shared the peril, and the vacant places in whose ranks bear sad testimony 
to the loss they have sustained. But this army has duties to perform which 
will not admit of its being represented on the occasion ; and it only remains 
for me in its name, with deep and grateful feelings, to thank you and those 
you represent for your tender care of its heroic dead, and for your patriotic 



172 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

zeal, which, ia honoring the martyr, gives a fresh incentive to all who do 
battle for the maintenance of the integrity of the government. 
I am, very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 

GEORGE G. MEADE, 
Major General Gommanding. 



New York, November 19, 1863. 
David Wills, Esq., Agent, etc.: 

Deae Sir : — 1 have had the honor to receive your invitation, on the part 
of the Governors of the loyal States, to be present at the consecration of 
the Military Cemetery at Gettysburg this day. 

Besides the determination, on account of infirmities, never again to par- 
ticipate in any public meeting or entertainment, I was too sick at the time 
to do more than write a short telegram in reply to His Excellency, Governor 

CURTIN. 

Having long lived with, and participated in the hardships and dangers 
of, our soldiers, I can never fail to honor 

" the brave who eink to rest, 
By all their country's wishes blest." 

None deserve this tribute from their countrymen, more than those who 
have fallen in defence of the Constitution, and the Union of the thirty-four 
"United States. 

I remain yours. 

Most respectfully, 

WINFIELD SCOTT. 



BoRDENTOWN, N. J., J^ove77iber 21, 1S63. 

My Dear Sir: — I regret extremely, that, in consequence of the invitation 
you did me the honor to send me, remaining for several days among the 
advertised letters in the Philadelphia post office, I was not able to accept 
the same by appeai'ing in person at the interesting consecration of the Na- 
tional Cemetery, at Gettysburg, on the nineteenth of this month. 

On an occasion so solemn, awakening every patriotic emotion of the hu- 
man heart, I cannot but deplore that I was not able to be present, to shed a 
tear over the remains of these gallant men, who gave back their lives to 
their God, in defence of their country. 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 173 

Accept for yourself, my dear sir, and be pleased to present to the com- 
mittee, my thanks for your kind invitation, and believe me, with great re- 
spect, 

Your obedient servant, 

CHARLES Stewart. 

To David Wills, Esq , Agent, etc. 



Treasury Department, November 16, 1863. 

Dear Sir : — It disappoints me greatly to find that imperative public du- 
ties make it impossible for me to be present at the consecration of the 
grounds, selected as the last resting place of the soldiers, who fell in battle 
for their country at Gettysburg. It consoles me to think what tears of 
mingled grief and triumph will fall upon their graves, and what benedic- 
. .' ;ns of the country, saved by their heroism, will make their memories sacred 
among men. 

Very respectfully yours, 

S. P. CHASE. 
David Wills, Esq., 

Agent for the Governors of the States. 



In the afternoon of the 18th, the President and the distinguished person- 
ages accompanying him, arrived at Gettysburg, by a special train. In the 
course of the evening, the President and Secretary of State were serenaded, 
and the following remarks were made by Mr Seward, in response to the 
call : — 

Fellow Citizens: — I am now sixty years old and upwards ; I have been 
in public life practically forty years of that time, and yet this is the first 
time that ever any people, or community, so near to the border of Mary- 
land, was found willing to listen to my voice ; and the reason was that I 
saw, forty years ago, that slavery was opening before this people a grave- 
yard that was to be filled with brothers falling in mutual political combat. 
I knew that the cause that was harrying the Union into this dreadful strife 
was slavery ; and when, during all the intervening period, I elevated my 
voice, it was to warn the people to remove that cause while they could, by 
constitutional means, and so avert the catastrophe of civil war which has 
fallen upon the nation. I am thankful that you are willing to hear me at 
last. I thank my God that I believe this strife is going to end in the re- 
moval of that evil, which ought to have been removed by deliberate conn- 



174. SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

oils and peaceful means. (Good.) I thank my God for the hope that this 
is the last fratricidal war which will fall upon the country which is vouch- 
safed to us by Heaven, — the richest, the broadest, the most beautiful, the 
most magnificent, and capable of a great destiny, that has ever been given 
to any part of the human race. (Applause.) And I thank him for the 
hope that when that cause is removed, simply by the operation of abolish- 
ing it, as the origin and agent of the treason that is without justification, 
and without parallel, we shall thenceforth be united, be only one country, 
having only one hope, one ambition and one destiny. (Applause.) To- 
morrow, at least, we shall feci that we are not enemies, but that we are 
friends and brothers, that this Union is a reality, and we shall mourn together 
for the evil wrought by this rebellion. We are now near the graves of the 
misguided, whom we have consigned to their last resting place, with pity 
for their errors, and with the same heart full of grief with which we mourn 
over a brother by whose hand, raised in defence of his government, that 
misguided brother perished. 

When we part to-morrow night, let us remember that we owe it to our 
country and to mankind that this war shall have for its conclusion the estab- 
lishing of the principle of democratic government — the simple principle that 
whatever party, whatever portion of the community, prevails by constitu- 
tional suffrage in an election, that party is to be respected and maintained 
in power until it shall give place, on another trial and another verdict, to a 
different portion of the people. If you do not do this, you are drifting at 
once and irresistibly to the very verge of universal, cheerless and hopeless 
anarchy. But with that principle this government of ours — the purest, tbe 
best, the wisest, and the happiest in the world — must be, and, so far as we 
are concerned, practically will be, inimortal. (Cheers.) Fellow citizens, 
good-night. ^ 



SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 175 



ORDER OF PROCESSION 

FOR THE 

CONSECRATION OF THE NATIONAL CEMETERY AT GETTYSBURG, PA. 

ON THE 19th OF NOVEMBER, 1863. 



Military, under command of Major General Couch. 

Major General Meade and Staff, and the Officers and Soldiers of the Army 

of the Potomac. 

Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps of the United States. 

Aids. Chief Marshal. Aids, 

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 

Members of the Cabinet. 

Assistant Secretaries of the several Executive Departments. 

General-in chief of the Army, and Staff. 

Lieutenant General Scott and Rear- Admiral Stewart. 

Judges of the United States Supreme Court. 

Hon. EDWAaD Everett, Orator of the Day, and the Chaplain. 

Governors of the States, and their Staffs. 

Commissioners of the States on the Inauguration of the Cemetery. 

Bearers with the Flags of the States. 

Tice President of the United States and Speaker of the House of Rep- 
resentatives. 

Members of the two houses of Congress. 

Officers of the two houses of Congress. 

Mayors of Cities. 

Gettysburg Committee of Arrangements. 

Officers and members of the United States Sanitary Commission. 

Committees of different Religious Bodies. 

United States Military Telegraphic Corps. 

Officers and representatives of Adams Express Company. 

Officers of different Telegraph Companies. 

Hospital Corps of the Army. 

Soldiers' Relief Association? 

Knights Templar. 

Masonic Fraternity. 



176 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 

Other Benevolent Associations. 

Literary, Scientific and Industrial Associations. 

The Press. 

Officers and Members of Loyal Leagues. 

Fire Companies. 

Citizens of the State of Pennsylvania. 

Citizens of other States. 

Citizens of the District of Columbia. 

Citizens of the several Territories. 



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PROGRAMME OF ARRANGEMENTS, 

AND ORDER OF EXERCISES FOR THE CONSECRATION OP THE NATIONAL CEMETERY, 
AT GETTYSBURG, ON THE IQtH OF NOVEMBER, 1863. 



The military will form in Gettysburg at nine o'clock, A. M., on Carlisle 
street, north of the square, its right resting on the square, opposite M'Clel- 
lan's hotel, under the direction of Major General Couch. 

The State Marshals and Chief Marshal's aids will assemble in the public 
square at the same hour. 

All civic bodies, except the citizens of States, will assemble, according to 
the foregoing printed programme, on York street, at the same hour. 

The delegation of Pennsylvania citizens will form on Chambersburg street, 
its right resting on the square ; and the other citizen delegations, in their 
order, will form on the same sireet, in rear of the Pennsylvania delegation. 

The Marshals of the States are charged with the duty of forming their 
several delegations so that they will assume their appropriate positions when 
the main procession moves. 

The head of the column will move at precisely ten o'clock, A. M. 

The route will be up Baltimore street to the Emmitsburg road, thence 
to the junction of the Taney town road, thence, by the latter road, to the 
Cemetery, where the military will form in line, as the General in command 
may order, for the purpose of saluting the President of the United States. 

The military will then close up and occupy the space on the left of the 
stand. 

The civic procession will advance and occupy the area in front of the 
stand, the military leaving sufficient space between them and the line of 
graves for the civic procession to pass. 

The ladies will occupy the right of the stand, and it is desirable that they 
be upon the ground as early as ten o'clock, A. M. 

The exercises will take place as soon as the military and civic bodies are 
in position, as follows : 

Music, by Birgfield's Band, 

Prayer, by Rev. T. H. Stockton, D. D, 

Music, by the Marine Band. 

Oration, by Hon. Edward Everett. 
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Music, nymn composed by B. B. FRBNcn, Esq. 

Dedicatory Remarks, by the President op the United States. 

Dirge, sung by Choir selected for the occasion. 

Benediction, by Rev. H. L. Baugher, D. D. 

After the benediction the procession will be dismissed, and the State 
Marshals and special aids to the Chief Marshal, will form on Baltimore 
street, and return to the court house in Gettysburg, where a meeting of 
the Marshals will be held. 

An appropriate salute will be fired in Gettysburg on the day of the cele- 
bration, under the direction of Major General Couch. 



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PRATER OF REV. DR. STOCKTON. 



God our Father, for the sake of Thy Son our Saviour, inspire us with 
Thj Spirit, and sanctify us to the right fulfilment of the duties of this oc- 
casion. 

We come to dedicate this new historic centre as a National Cemetery. 
If all departments of the one government which Thou hast ordained over 
our Union, and of the many governments which Thou has subordinated to 
our Union, be here represented — if all classes, relations, and interests of our 
blended brotherhood of people stand severally and thoroughly apparent in 
Thy presence — we trust that it is because Thou hast called us, that Thy 
blessing awaits us, and that Thy designs may be embodied in practical re- 
sults of incalculable and imperishable good. 

And, so, with Thy holy Apostle, and with the Church of all lands and 
ages, we unite in the ascription, "Blessed be God, even the Father of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, who 
comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them 
which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are com- 
forted of God." 

In emulation of all angels, in fellowship with all saints, and in sympathy 
with all sufferers, in remembrance of Thy works, in reverence of Thy ways, 
and in accordance with Thy word, we laud and magnify Thine infinite per- 
fections, Thy creative glory. Thy redeeming grace, Thy providential good- 
ness, and the progressively richer and fairer developments of Thy supreme, 
universal and everlasting administration. 

In behalf of all humanity, whose ideal is divine, whose first memory is 
Thine image lost, and whose last hope is Thine image restored, and espe- 
cially of our own nation, whose history has been so favored, whose position 
is so peerless, whose mission is so sublime, and whose future is so attrac- 
tive, we thank Thee for the unspeakable patience of Thy compassion and 
the exceeding greatness of Thy loving kindness. In contemplation of Eden, 
Calvary, and Heaven, of Christ in the Garden, on the Cross, and on the 
Throne; nay, more, of Christ as coming again in all- subduing power and 
glory, we gratefully prolong our homage. By this Altar of Sacrifice; on 
this Field of Deliverance, on this Mount of Salvation, within the fiery and 
bloody line of these "munitions of rocks," looking back to the dark days of 



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fear and trembling, and to the rapture of relief that came after, we multiply 
our thanksgivings, and confess our obligations to renew and perfect our 
personal and social consecration to Thy service and glory. 

Ob, had it not been for God I Forlo I our enemies, they came unresisted, 
multitudinous, mighty, flushed with victory, .and sure of success. They ex- 
ulted on our mountains, they revelled in our valleys ; they feasted, they 
rested ; they slept, they awaked, they grew stronger, prouder, bolder, every 
day ; they spread abroad, they concentrated here ; they looked beyond this 
borizan to the stores of wealth, to the haunts of pleasure, and to the seats 
of power in our capital and chief cities. They prepared to cast a chain of 
Slavery around the form of Freedom, binding life and death together for- 
ever. Their premature triumph was the mockery of God and man. Ono 
more victory, and all v/as theirs 1 But behind these hills was heard the 
feebler march of a smaller, but still pursuing host. Onward they hur- 
ried, day and night, for God and their country. Foot-sore, wayworn, hun- 
gvj, thirsty, faint — but not in heart — they came to dare all, to bear all, and 
to do all that is possible to heroes. And Thou didst sustain them ! At first 
they met the blast on the plain, and bent before it like the trees in a storm. 
But then, led by Thy hand to these hills, they took their stand upon the 
rocks and remained as firm and immovable as they. In vain were they 
assaulted. All art, all violence, all desperation, failed to dislodge them. — 
Baffled, bruised, broken, their enemies recoiled, retired, and disappeared. 
Glory to God for this rescue I But oh, the slain 1 In the freshness and 
fulness of their young and manly life, with such sweet memories of father 
and mother, brother and sister, wife and children, maiden and friends, they 
died for us. From the coasts beneath the Eastern star, from the shores of 
Northern lakes and rivers, from the flowers of Western prairies, and from 
the homes of the Midway and Border, they came here to die for us and 
for mankind. Alas, how little we can do for them ! We come with the 
humility of prayer, with the pathetic eloquence of venerable wisdom, with 
the tender beauty of poetry, with the plaintive harmony of music, with the 
honest tribute of our Chief Magistrate, and with all this honorable attend- 
ance ; but our best hope is in thy blessing, Lord, our God 1 Father, 
bless us I Bless the bereaved, whether present or absent ; bless our sick 
and wounded soldiers and sailors ; bless all our rulers and people ; bless 
our army and navy ; bless the efforts for the suppression of the rebellion ; 
and bless all the associations of this day and place and scene forever. As 
the trees are not dead, though their foliage is gone, so our heroes are not 
dead, though their forms have fallen. In their proper personality they are 
all with Thee. And the spirit of their example is here. It fills the air ; it 
fills our hearts. And, long as time shall last, it will hover in the skies and J 
rest on this landscape ; and the pilgrims of our own land, and from all lands, ' 



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f will thrill with its inspiration, and increase and confirm their devotion to 

Miberty, religion, and God. 

Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom 
cotne. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our 
daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Lead 
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the king- 
dom, the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. 



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ADDRESS OF HON. EDWARD EYERETT. 



Standing beneath this serene sky, overlooking these broad fields now re- 
posing from the labors of the waning year, the mighty Alleghenies dimly 
towering before us, the graves of our bretheru beneath our feet, it is with 
hesitation that I raise my poor voice to break the eloquent silence of Q-od 
and Nature. But the duty to which you have called me must be perform- 
ed ; — grant me, I pray you, your indulgence and your sympathy. 

It was appointed by lawin Athens, that the obsequies of the citizens who 
fell in battle should be performed at the public expense, and in the most 
honorable manner. Their bones were carefully gathered up from the fime- 
i&\ pyre, where their bodies were consumed, and brought home to the city. 
There, for three days before the interment, they lay in state, beneath tents of 
honor, to receive the votive offerings of friends and relatives, — flowers, 
weapons, precious ornaments, painted vases, (wonders of art, which after 
two thousand years adorn the museums of modern Europe,) — the last tri- 
butes of surviving affection. Ten coffins of funeral cypress received the 
honorable deposit, one for each of the tribes of the city, and an eleventh 
in memory of the unrecognized, but not therefore unhonored, dead, and of 
those whose remains could not be recovered. On the fourth day the mourn- 
ful procession was formed ; mothers, wives, sisters, daughters led the way, 
and to them it was permitted by the simplicity of ancient manners to utter 
aloud their lamentations for the beloved and the lost ; the male relatives 
and friends of the deceased followed ; citizens and strangers closed the train. 
Thus marshalled, they moved to the place of interment in that famous Cera- 
micus, the most beautiful suburb of Athens, which had been adorned by 
Cimon, the son of Miltiades, with walks and fountains and columns, — whose 
groves were filled with altars, shrines, and temples, — whose gardens were 
kept forever green by the streams from the neighboring hills, and shaded with 
the trees sacred to Minerva and coeval with the foundation of the city, — 
whose circuit enclosed 

« the olive Grove of Academe, 
Plato's retirement, where the Attic hird 
Trilled his thick-warbled note the summer long," — 

whose pathways gleamed with the monuments of the illustrious dead, the 
work of the most consummate masters that ever gave life to marble. There, 



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beneath the overarching plane-trees, upon a lofty stage erected for the pur- 
pose, it was ordained that a funeral oration should be pronounced by some 
citizen of Athens, in the presence of the assembled multitude. 

Such were the tokens of respect required to be paid at Athens to the 
memory of those who had fallen in the cause of their country. For those 
alone who fell at Marathon a special honor was reserved. As the battle 
fought upon that immortal field was distinguished from all others in Gre- 
cian history for its influence over the fortunes of Hellas, — as it depended 
upon the event of that day whether Greece should live, a glory and a light 
to all coming time, or should expire, like the meteor of a moment ; so the 
honors awarded to its martyr- heroes were such as were bestowed by Athens 
on no other occasion. They alone of all her sons were entombed upon the 
spot which they had forever rendered famous. Their names were inscribed 
upon ten pillars, erected upon the monumental tumulus which covered their 
ashes, (where after six hundred years, they were read by the traveler Pau- 
Banias,) and although the columns, beneath the hand of time and barbaric 
violence, have long since disappeared, the venerable mound still marks the 
spot where they fought and fell, — 

"That battle-field where Persia's victim horde 
First bowed beneath the brunt of Hellas' sword." 

And shall I, fellow citizens, who, after an interval of twenty-three centu- 
ries, a youthful prilgrim from the world unknown to ancient Greece, have 
wandered over that illustrious plain, ready to put off the shoes from off my 
feet, as one that stands on holy ground, — who have gazed with respectful 
emotion on the mound which still protects the dust of those who rolled back 
the tide of Persian invasion, and rescued the land of popular liberty, of let- 
ters, and of arts, from the ruthless foe, — stand unmoved over the graves of 
our dear brethern, who so lately, on three of those all-important days which 
decide a nation's history, — days on whose issue it depended whether this 
august republican Union, founded by some of the wisest statesmen that ever 
lived, cemented with the blood of some of the purest patriots that ever died, 
should perish or endure, — rolled back the tide of an invasion, not less un- 
provoked, not less ruthless, than that which came to plant the dark banner 
of Asiatic despotism and slavery on the free soil of Greece ? Heaven forbidi 
And could I prove so insensible to every prompting of patriotic duty and 
affection, not only would you, fellow citizens, gathered many of you from 
distant States, who have come to take part in these pious offices of grati- 
tude — you, respected fathers, brethern, matrons, sisters, who surround me — 
cry out for shame, but the forms of brave and patriotic men who fill these 
honored graves would heave with indignation beneath the sod. 

We have assembled, friends, fellow citizens, at the invitation of the Ex- 
ecutive of the great central State of Pennsylvania, seconded by the Gov- 



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ei'nors of Beventeen other loyal States of the Union, to pay the last tribut* 
of respect to the brave men, who, in the hard fought battles of the first, sec- 
ond and third days of July last, laid down their lives for the country on 
these hill sides and the plains before us, and whose remains have been gath- 
ered into the Cemetery which we consecrate this day. As my eye ranges 
over the fields whose sods were so lately moistened by the blood of gallant 
and loyal men, I feel, as never before, how truly it was said of old, that it is 
sweet and becoming to die for one's country. I feel as never before, how 
justly, from the dawn of history to the present time, men have paid the 
hojuage of their gratitude and admiration to the memory of those who nobly 
sacrificed their lives, that their fellow men may live in safety and in honor. 
And if this tribute were ever due, when, to whom, could it be more justly 
paid than to those whose last resting place we this day commend to the 
blessing of Heaven and of men ? 

For consider, my friends, what would have been the consequences to the 
country, to yourselves, and to all you hold dear, if those who sleep beneath 
our feet, and their gallant comrades who survive to serve their country on 
other fields of danger, had failed in their duty on those memorable days. 
Consider what, at this moment, would be the condition of the United States, 
if that noble army of the Potomac, instead of gallantly and for the second 
time beating back the tide of invasion from Maryland and Pennsylvania, had 
been itself driven from these well contested heights, thrown back in confu- 
sion on Baltimore, or trampled down, discomfited, scattered to the four winds. 
What, in that sad event, would not have been the fate of the Monumental 
city, of Harrisburg, of Philadelphia, of Washington, the capital of the Union, 
each and every one of which would have lain at the mercy of the enemy, 
accordingly as it might have pleased him, spurred by passion, flushed with 
victory, and confident of continued success, to direct his course ? 

For this we must bear in mind, it is one of the great lessons of the war, 
indeed of every war, that it is impossible for a i>eople without military or- 
ganization, inhabiting the cities, towns, and villages of an open country, 
including, of course, the natural proportion of non-combatants of either sex, 
and of every age, to withstand the inroad of a veteran army. What de- 
fence can be made by the inhabitants of villages mostly built of wood, of 
cities unprotected by walls, nay, by a population of men, however high- 
toned and resolute, whose aged parents demand their care, whose wives 
and children are clustering about them, against the charge of the war-horse 
whose neck is clothed with thunder — against flying artillery and batteries 
of rifled cannon planted on every commanding eminence — against the onset 
of trained veterans led by skilful chiefs ? No, my friends, army must be 
met by army, battery by battery, squadron by squadron ; and the shock of 
organized thousands must be encountered by the firm breasts and valiant 



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arms of other thousands, as well organized and as skilfully led. It is no 
reproach, therefore, to the unarmed population of the country to say, that 
we owe it to the brave men who sleep in their beds of honor before us, and 
to their gallant surviving associates, not merely that your fertile fields, my 
friends of Pennsylvania and Maryland, were redeemed from the presence 
of the invader, but that your beautiful capitals were not given up to threat- 
ened plunder, perhaps laid in ashes, Washington seized by the enemy, and 
a blow struck at the heart of the nation. 

Who that hears me has forgotten the thrill of joy that ran through the 
country on the ^th of July — auspicious day for the glorious tidings, and 
rendered still more so by the simultaneous fall of Vicksburg — when the 
telegraph flashed through the land the assurance from the President of tbe 
United States that the army of the Potomac, under General Meade, had 
again smitten the invader ? Sure 1 am, that, with the ascriptions of praise 
that rose to Heaven from twenty millions of freemen, with the acknowledg- 
ments that breathed from patriotic lips throughout the length and breadth of 
America, to the surviving officers and men who had rendered the country 
this inestimable service, there beat in every loyal bosom a throb of tender 
and sorrowful gratitude to the martyrs who had fallen on the sternly con- 
tested field. Let a nation's fervent thanks make some amends for the toils 
and sufferings of those who survive. Would that the heartfelt tribute could 
penetrate these honored graves ! 

In order that we may comprehend, to their full extent, our obligations to 
the martyrs and surviving heroes of the army of the Potomac, let us con- 
template for a few moments the train of events, which culminated in the 
l^attles of the first days of July, Of this stupendous rebellion, planned, as 
its originators boast, more than thirty years ago, matured and prepared for 
during an entire generation, finally commenced because, for the first time 
since the adoption of the Constitution, an election of President had been 
effected without the votes of the South, (which retained, however, the con- 
trol of the two other branches of the government,) the occupation of the 
national capital, with the seizure of the public archives and of the treaties 
with foreign powers, was an essential feature. This was, in substance, 
within my personal knowledge, admitted, in the winter of 1860-61, by one 
of the most influential leaders of the rebellion ; and it was fondly thought 
that this object could be effected by a bold and sudden movement on the 4th 
of March, 1861. There is abundant proof, also, that a darker project was 
contemplated, if not by the responsible chiefs of the rebellion, yet by name- 
less ruffians, willing to play a subsidary and murderous part in the treason- 
able drama. It was accordingly maintained by the Rebel emissaries in 
England, in the circles to which they found access, that the new American 
Minister ought not, when he arrived, to be received as the envoy of the 



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United States, inasmuch as before that time Washington would be captured, 
and the capital of the nation and the archives and muniments of the gov- 
ernment would be in the possession of the Confederates. In full accord- 
ance also with this threat, it was declared, by the Rebel Secretary of War, 
at Montgomery, in the presence of his Chief and of his colleagues, and of 
five thousand hearecs, while the tidings of the assault on Sumter were tra- 
veling over the wires on that fatal 12th of April, 1861, that before the end 
of May "the flag which then flaunted the breeze," as he expressed it, 
"would float over the dome of the Capitol at Washington." 

At the time this threat was made, the rebellion was confined to the cot- 
ton-growing States, and it was well understood by them, that the only hope 
of drawing any of the other slaveholding States into the conspiracy, was in 
bringing about a conflict of arms, and "firing the heart of the South" by 
the effusion of blood. This was declared by the Charleston press, to be the 
object for which Sumter was to be assaulted ; and the emissaries sent from 
Richmond, to urge on the unhallowed work, gave the promise, that, with 
the first drop of blood that should be shed, Virginia would place herself 
by the side of South Carolina. 

In pursuance of this orignal plan of the leaders of the rebellion, the cap- 
ture of Washington has been continually had in view, not merely for the 
sake of its public buildings, as the capital of the Confederacy, but as the 
necessary preliminary to the absorption of the border States, and for the 
moral effect in the eyes of Europe of possessing the metropolis of the Union. 

I allude to these facts, not perhaps enough borne in mind, as a sufficient 
refutation of the pretence, on the part of the Rebels, that the war is oue of 
Belf-defence, waged for the right of self-government. It is in reality, a war 
originally levied by ambitious men in the cotton-growing States, for the 
purpose of drawing the slaveholding border States into the vortex of the 
conspiracy, first by sympathy — which, in the case of South-Eastern Virginia, 
North Carolina, part of Tennessee and Arkansas, succeeded — and then by 
force and for the purpose of subjugating Maryland, Western Virginia, Ken- 
tucky, Eastern Tennessee and Missouri ; and it is a most extraordinary 
fact, considering the clamors of the Rebel chiefs on the subject of invasion, 
that not a soldier of the United States has entered the States last named, 
except to defend their Union-loving inhabitants from the armies and gue- 
rillas of the Rebels. 

In conformity with these designs on the city of Washington, and notwith- 
standing the disastrous results of the invasion of 1862, it was determined 
by the Rebel Government last summer to resume the offensive in that direc- 
tion. Unable to force the passage of the Rappahannock, where General 
Hooker, notwithstanding the reverse at Chancellorsville, in May, was strong- 
ly posted, the Confederate general resorted to strategy. He had two objects 



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in view. The first was by a rapid movement northward, and by manceu- 
vering with a portion of his army on the east side of the Blue Ridge, to 
tempt Hooker fi-om his base of operations, thus leading him to uncover 
the approaches to Washington, to throw it open to a raid by Stuart's cav- 
alry, and to enable Lee himself to cross the Potomac in the neighborhood 
of Poolesville and thus fall upon the capital. This plan of operations was 
wholly frustrated. The design of the Rebel general was promptly discovered 
by General Hooker, and, moving with great rapidity from Fredericksburg, 
he preserved unbroken the inner line, and stationed the various corps of his 
army at all the points protecting the approach to Washington, from Centre- 
ville up to Leesburg. From this vantage-ground the Rebel general in vain 
attempted to draw him. In the mean time, by the vigorous operations of 
Plbasanton's cavalry, the cavalry of Stuart, though greatly superior in nun*- 
bers, was so crippled as to be disabled from performing the part assigned it 
in the campaign. In this manner, General Lee's first object, namely, the 
defeat of Hooker's army on the south of the Potomac and a direct march on 
Washington, was baflBed. 

The second part of the Confederate plan, which is supposed to have been, 
undertaken in opposition to the views of General Lee, was to turn the de- 
monstration northward into a real invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania, 
in the hope, that, in this way. General Hooker would be drawn to a dis- 
tance from the capital, and that some opportunity would occur of taking him 
at disadvantage, and, after defeating his army, of making a descent upon 
Baltimore and Washington. This part of General Lee's plan, which was 
substantially the repetition of that of 1862, was not less signally defeated, 
with what honor to the arms of the Union the heights on which we are this 
day assembled will forever attest. 

Much time had been uselessly consumed by the Rebel general in his una- 
vailing attempts to out-manceuvre General Hooker. Although General Lee 
broke up from Fredericksburg on the 3d of June, it was not till the 24th 
that the main body of his army entered Maryland. Instead of crossing the 
Potomac, as he had intended, east of the Blue Ridge, he was compelled to 
do it at Shepherdstown and Williamsport, thus materially deranging his en- 
tire plan of campaign north of the river. Stuart, who had been sent with 
his cavalry to the east of the Blue Ridge, to guard the passes of the moun- 
tains, to mask the movements of Lee, and to harass the Union general in 
crossing the river, having been severely handled by Pleasanton at Beverly 
Ford, Aldie, and Upperville, instead of being able to retard General Hooker's 
advance, was driven himself away from his connection with the army of 
Lee, and cut off for a fortnight from all communication with it — a circum- 
stance to which General Lee, in his report, alludes more than once, with 



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evident displeasnre. Let us now rapidly glance at the incidents of the 
eventful campaign. 

A detachment from E-well's corps, under Jenkins, had penetrated, on the 
loth of June, as far as Chambersburg. This movement was intended at 
first merely as a demonstration, and as a marauding expedition for supplies. 
It had, however, the salutary effect of alarming the country ; and vigorous 
preparations were made, not only by the General Government, but here in 
Pennsylvania and in the sister States, to repel the inroad. After two days 
passed at Chambersburg, Jenkins, anxious for his communications with 
EwELL, fell back with his plunder to Hagerstown. Here he remained for 
several days, and then having swept the recesses of the Cumberland valley, 
came down upon the eastern flank of the South mountain, and pushed his 
marauding parties as far as Waynesboro'. On the 22d, the remainder of 
Ewell's corps crossed the river and moved up the valley. They were fol- 
lowed on the 24'th by LoNGSTaEET and Hill, who crossed at Williamsport 
and Sheperdstown, and pushing up the valley, encamped at Chambers- 
burg on the 27th. In this way the whole rebel army, estimated at 90,000 
•infantry, upwards of 10,000 cavalry, and 4,000 or 5,000 artillery, making a 
total of 105,000 of all arms, was concentrated in Pennsylvania. 

Up to this time no report of Hooker's movements had been received by 
General Lee, who, having been deprived of his cavalry, had no means of 
obtaining information. Rightly judging, however, that no time would be 
lost by the Union army in the pursuit, in order to detain it on the eastern 
side of the mountains in Maryland and Pennsylvania, and thus preserve his 
communications by the way of Williamsport, he had, before his own arrival 
at Chambersburg, directed Ewell to send detachments from his corps to Car- 
lisle and York. The latter detachment, under Early, passed through this 
place on the 26th of June. You need not, fellow citizens of Gettysburg, 
that I should recall to you those moments of alarm and distress, precursors 
as they were of the more trying scenes which were so soon to follow. 

As soon as Gen. Hooker preceived that the advance of the Confederates 
into the Cumberland valley was not a mere feint to draw him away from 
Washington, he moved rapidly in pursuit. Attempts, as we have seen, were 
made to harass and retard his passage across the Potomac. These attempts 
were not only altogether unsuccessful, but were so unskilfully made as to 
place the entire Federal army between the cavalry of Stuart and the army 
of Lee. While the latter was massed in the Cumberland valley, Stuart was 
east of the mountains, with Hooker's army between, and Gregg's cavalry 
in close pursuit. Stuart was accordingly compelled to force a march north- 
ward, which was destitute of strategical character, and which deprived his 
chief of all means of obtaining intelligence. 



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Not a moment had been lost by General Hooker in the pursuit of Lee. 
The day after the Rebel army entered Maryland, the Union army crossed 
the Potomac at Edward's Ferry, and by the 28th of June lay between Har- 
per's Ferry and Frederick. The force of the enemy on that day was partly 
at Chambersburg, and partly moving on the Cashtown road in the direction 
of Gettysburg, while the detachments from Ewell's corps, of which mention 
has been made, had reached the Susquehanna opposite Harrisburg and Co- 
lumbia. That a great battle must soon be fought, no one could doubt ; bat 
in the apparent and perhaps real absence of plan on the part of Lee, it was 
impossible to foretell the precise scene of the encounter. Wherever fought, 
consequences the most momentous hung upon the result. 

In this critical and anxious state of affairs, General Hooker was relieved, 
and General Meade was summoned to the chief command of the army. It 
appears to my unmilitary judgment to reflect the highest credit upon him, 
upon his predecessor, and upon the corps commanders of the army of the 
Potomac, that a change could take place in the chief command of so large 
a force on the eve of a general battle — the various corps necessarily moving 
on lines somewhat divergent, and all in ignorance of the enemy's intended 
point of concentration — and that not an hour's hesitation should ensue in 
the advance of any portion of the entire army. 

Having assumed the chief command on the 28th, General Meade directed 
his left wing, under Reynolds, upon Emmitsburg, and his right upon New 
Windsor, leaving General French with 11,000 men to protect the Baltimore 
and Ohio railroad, and convoy the public property from Harper's Ferry to 
Washington. Buporx,D's cavalry was then at this place, and Kilpatrick's at 
Hanover, where he encountered and defeated the rear of SiUAai's cavalry, 
who was roving the country in search of the main army of Lee. On the 
Rebel side. Hill had reached Fayetteville on the Cashtown road on the 28th, 
and was followed on the same road by Longstreet on the 29th. The eastern 
side of the mountain, as seen from Gettysburg, was lighted up at night by 
the camp-fires of the enemy's advance, and the country swarmed with his 
foraging parties. It was now too evident to be questioned, that the thun- 
der-cloud, so long gathering blackness, would soon burst on some part of 
the devoted vicinity of Gettysburg. 

The 30th of June was a day of important preparation. At half-past 
eleven o'clock in the morning, General Buford passed through Gettysburg, 
upon a reconnoissance in force, with his cavalry, upon the Chambersburg 
road. The information obtained by him was immediately communicated to 
General Reynolds, who was, in consequence, directed to occupy Gettysburg. 
That gallant officer accordingly, with the First Corps, marched from Em- 
mitsburg to within six or seven miles of this place, and encamped on the 
right bank of Marsh's creek. Our right wing, meantime, was moved tc 



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Manchester. Oa the same day the corps of Hill and Longstreet were 
pushed still further forward on the Chambersburg road, and distributed in 
the vicinity of Marsh's creek, while a reconnoissanee was made by the Con- 
federate General Pettigrew up to a very short distance from this place. — 
Thus at nightfall, on the 30th of June, the greater part of the Rebel force 
was concentrated in the immediate vicinity of two corps of the Union army, 
the former refreshed by two days passed in comparative repose and delibe- 
rate preparation for the encounter, the latter separated by a march of one 
ov two days from their supporting corps, and doubtful at what precise point 
they were to expect an attack. 

And now the momentous day, a day to be forever remembered in the an- 
nals of the country, arrived. Early in the morning, on the 1st of July, the 
conflict began. I need not say that it would be impossible for me to com- 
prise, within the limits of the hour, such a narrative as would do anything 
like full justice to the all-important events of these three great days, or to 
the merit of the brave oflBcers and men, of every rank, of every arm of the 
service, and of every loyal State, who bore their part in the tremendous 
struggle — alike those who nobly sacrificed their lives for their country, and 
those who survive, many of them scarred with honorable wounds, the ob- 
jects of our admiration and gratitude. The astonishingly minute, accurate, 
and graphic accounts contained in the journals of the day, prepared from 
personal observation by reporters who witnessed the scenes, and often 
shared the perils which they describe, and the highly valuable "notes'' of 
Professor Jacobs, of the University in this place, to which I am greatly 
indebted, will abundantly supply the deficiency of my necessarily too con- 
densed statement.* 

• Besides the sources of information mentioned in the text, I have been kindly favored 
■with a memorandum of the operations of the three days, drawn up for me by direction of 
Major General Meade, Canticipating the promulgation of his official report,) by one of hia 
aids. Colonel Theodore Lyman, from whom, also, I have received other important com- 
mnnications relative to the campaign. I have received very valuable documents relative 
to the battle from Major General Halleck, Commander-in Chief of the army, and have been 
much assisted in drawing up the sketch of the campaign, by the detailed reports, kindly 
transmitted to me in manuscript from the Adjutant General's office, of the movements of 
every corps of the army, for each day, after the breaking up from Fredericksburg com- 
moDced. I have derived much assistance from Colonel John B. Bachelder's oral explana- 
tions of his beautiful and minute drawing (about to be engraved) of the field of the three 
days' struggle. With the information derived from these sources, I have compared the 
statements in General Lee's oflScial report of the campaign, dated 31st July, 1863, a well- 
written article, purporting to be an account of the three days' battle, in the Richmond 
Enquirer of the 22d of July, and the article on "The Battle of Gettysburg and ihe Cam- 
paign of Pennsylvania," by an oflScer, apparently a colonel in the British army, in Black' 
vjood'a Magazine for September. The value of the infoi-mation contained in this last essay 
may be seen by comparing the remark under date 27th June, that "private property is to 



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General Reynolds, on arriving at Gettysburg, in the morning of the 1st, 
found BuFOBD with his cavalry warmly engaged with the enemy, whom he 
held most gallantly in check. Hastening himself to the front. General Rey- 
nolds directed his men to be moved over the fields from the Emmitsburg 
road, in front of M'Millan's and Dr. Schmucker's, under cover of the Semi- 
nary Ridge. Without a moment's hesitation, he attacked the enemy, at 
the same time sending orders to the Eleventh Corps (General Howard's) 
to advance as promptly as possible. General Reynolds immediately found 
himself engaged with a force which greatly outnumbered his own, and had 
scarcely made his dispositions for the action when he fell, mortally wound- 
ed, at the head of his advance. The command of the First Corps devolved 
on General Doubleday, and that of the field on General Howard, who ar- 
rived at 11.30, with Schurz's and Barlow's divisions of the Eleventh Corps, 
he latter of whom received a severe wound. Thus strengthened, the ad- 
vantage of the battle was for some time on our side. The attacks of the 
Rebels were vigorously repulsed by Wadsworth's division of the First Corps, 
and a large number of prisoners, including General Archer, were captured. 
At length, however, the continued reinforcement of the Confederates from 
the main body in the neighborhood, and by the divisions of Rodes and Early, 
coming down by separate lines from Heidlersberg and taking post on our 
extreme right, turned the fortunes of the day. Our army, after contesting 
the ground for five hours, was obliged to yield to the enemy, whose force 
outnumbered them two to one ; and toward the close of the afternoon Gen- 
eral Howard deemed it prudent to withdraw the two corps to the heights 
where we are now assembled. The greater part of the First Corps passed 
through the outskirts of the town, and reached the hill without serious loss 
or molestation. The Eleventh Corps and portions of the First, not being 

be rigidly protected," with the statement in the next sentence but one, that "all the cat- 
le and farm horses having been seized by Ewell, farm labor had come to a complete stand 
still." He, also, under date of 4tb July, speaks of Lee's retreat being encumbered by 
«<Ewell's immense train of plunder." This writer iaforms us, that, on the evening of the 
4th of July, he heard "reports coming in from the different Generals, tht-.t the enemy 
[Meade's army] was retiring, and had been doing so all day long." At a consultation at 
head-quarters on the 6th, between Generals Lee, Lonqstbeet, Hill, and Wiloox, this writer 
•vras told by gome one, whose name he prudently leaves in blank, that the army had no in- 
teation, at present, of retreating for good, and that some of the enemy's dispatches had 
been intercepted, in which the following words occur: "The noble, but unfortunate 
army of the Potomac has again been obliged to retreat before superior numbers !" He 
does not appear to be aware, that in recording these wretched expedients, resorted to in 
order to keep up the spirits of Lee's army, he furnishes the most complete refutation of 
his own account of its good condition. I much regret that General Meade's ofiBcial re- 
port was not published in season to enable me to take full advantage of it, in preparing 
the brief sketch of the battles of the three days contained in thia address. It reached me 
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aware that the enemy had already entered the town from the north, attempted 
to force their way through Washington and Baltimore streets, which, in the 
crowd and confusion of the scene, they did with a heavy loss in prisoners. 

General Howard was not unprepared for this turn in the fortunes of the 
day. He had, in the course of the morning, caused Cemetery Hill to be 
occupied by General Steinweiir, with the second division of the Eleventh 
Corps. About the time of the withdrawal of our troops to the hill, General 
Hancock arrived, having been sent by General Meade, on hearing of the 
death of Reynolds, to assume the command of the field till he himself could 
reach the front. In conjunction with General Howard, General Hancock 
immediatelj .'oceeded to post the troops and to repel an attack on our right 
flank. T'his attack was feebly made and promptly repulsed. At nightfall, 
our troops on the hill, who had so gallantly sustained themselves during 
the toil and peril of the day, were cheered by the arrival of General Slocum 
with the Twelfth Corps and of General Sickles with a part of the Third. 

Such was the fortunes of the first day, commencing with decided success 
to our arms, followed by a check, but ending in the occupation of this all- 
important position. To you, fellow citizens of Gettysburg, I need not at- 
tempt to portray the anxieties of the ensuing night. Witnessing, as you 
had done with sorrow, the withdrawal of our army through your streets, 
with a considerable loss of prisoners — mourning as you did over the brave 
m:en who had fallen — shocked with the wide-spread desolation around you, 
of which the wanton burning of the Harman House had given the signal — 
ignorant of the near approach of General Meade, you passed the weary 
hours of the night in painful expectation. 

Long before the dawn of the 2d of July, the new Commander-in-Chief 
had reached the ever-memorable field of service and glory. Having received 
intelligence of the events in progress, and informed by the reports of Generals 
Hancock and Howard of the favorable character of the positions, he deter- 
mined to give battle to the enemy at this point. He accordingly directed 
the remaining corps of the army to concentrate at Gettysburg Avith all pos- 
sible expedition, and breaking up his head-quarters at Taneytown at ten P. 
M., he arrived at the front at one o'clock in the morning of the 2d of July. 
Few were the moments given to sleep, during the rapid watches of that 
brief midsummer'snight, by officers or men, though half of our troops were 
exhausted by the conflict of the day, and the residue wearied by the forced 
marches which had brought them to the rescue. The full moon, veiled by 
thin clouds, shone down that night on a strangely unwonted scene. The 
silence of the grave-yard was broken by the heavy tramp of armed men, by 
the neigh of the war-horse, the harsh rattle of the wheels of artillery hurry- 
ing to their stations, and all the indescribable tumult of preparation. The 
various corps of the army, as they arrived, were moved to their positions, 




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on the spot where we are assembled and the ridges that extend south-east 
and south-west; batteries were planted and breastworks thrown up. The 
Second and Fifth Corps, with the rest of the Third, had reached the ground 
bj seven o'clock, A. M. ; but it was not till two o'clock in the afternoon 
that Sedgwick arrived with the Sixth Corps. He had marched thirty-four 
miles since nine o'clock on the evening before. It was only on his arrival 
that the Union ai'my approached an equality of numbers with that of the 
Rebels, who were posted upon the opposite and parallel ridge, distant from 
a mile to a mile and a half, overlapping our position on either wing, and 
probably exceeding by ten thousand the army of General Meade.* 

And here I cannot but remark on the providential inaction of the Rebel 
army. Had the contest been renewed by it at daylight on the 2d of July, 
with the First and Eleventh Corps exhausted by the battle and the retreat, 
the Third and Twelfth weary from their forced march, and the Second, Fifth 
and Sixth not yet arrived, nothing but a miracle could have saved the army 
from a great disaster. Instead of this, the day dawned, the sun rose, the 
cool hours of the morning passed, the forenoon and a considerable part of 
the afternoon wore away, without the slightest aggressive movement on the 
part of the enemy. Thus time was given for half of our forces to arrive and 
take their place in the lines, while the rest of the army enjoyed a much 
needed half day's repose. 

At length, between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, the work of 
death began. A signal gun from the hostile batteries was followed by a 
tremendous cannonade along the Rebel lines, and this by a heavy advance of 
infantry, brigade after brigade, commencing on the enemy's right against 
the left of our army, and so onward to the left centre. A forward move- 
ment of General Sickles, to gain a commanding position from which to repel 
the Rebel attack, drew upon him a destructive fire from the enemy's batte- 
ries, and a furious assault from Longstreet's and Hill's advancing troops. 
After a brave resistance on the part of his corps, he was forced back, him- 
self falling severely wounded. This was the critical moment of the second 
day ; but the Fifth and part of the Sixth Corps, with portions of the First 
and Second, were promptly brought to the support of the Third. The strug- 
gle was fierce and murderous, but by sunset our success was decisive, and 
the enemy was driven back in confusion. The most important service was 
rendered towards the close of the day, in the memorable advance between 

*In the Address as originally prepared, judging from the best sources of information 
then within my reach, I assumed the equality of the two armies on the 2d and 3d of July. 
Subsequeut inquiry has led me to think that I underrated somewhat the strength of Lke's 
force at Gettysburg, and I have corrected the text accordingly. General Halleck, how- 
ever, in his ofScial report accompanying the President's messages, states the armies to 
have been equal. 
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Round Top tvnd Little Round Top, bj General Crawford's division of the 
Fifth Corps, consisting of two brigades of the Pennsylvania Reserves, of 
which one company wss from this town and neighborhood. The Rebel force 
was driven back with great loss in killed and prisoners. At eight o'clock 
in the evening a desperate attempt was made by the enemy to storm the 
position of the Eleventh Corps on Cemetery Hill ; but here, too, after a ter- 
rible conflict, he was repulsed with immense loss. Ewell, on our extreme 
right, which had been weakened by the withdrawal of the troops sent over 
to support our left, had succeeded in gaining a foothold within a portion of 
our lines, near Spangler's spring. This was the only advantage obtained 
by the Rebels to compensate them for the disasters of the day^ and of this, 
as we shall see, they were soon deprived. 

Such was the result of the second act of this eventful drama, — a day hard 
fought, and at one moment anxious, but, with the exception of the slight re- 
verse just named, crowned with dearly earned but uniform success to our 
arms, auspicious of a glorious termination of the final struggle. On these 
good omens the night fell. 

Tn the course of the night, General Geary returned to his position on the 
right, from which he had hastened the day before to strengthen the Third 
Corps. He immediately engaged the enemy, and, after a sharp and deci- 
sive action, drove them out of our lines, recovering the ground which had 
been lost on the preceding day. A spirited contest was kept up all tbe 
morning on this pai't of the line ; but General Geary, reinforced by Whea- 
TOTS's brigade of the Sixth Corps, maintained his position, and inflicted very 
seYcre losses on the Rebels. 

Such was the cheering commencement of the third day's work, and with 
it ended all serious attempts of the enemy on our right. As on the preced- 
ing day, his efTorts were now mainly directed against our left centre and 
left wing. From eleven till half-past one o'clock, all was still — a solemn 
pause of preparation, as if both armies were nerving themselves for tbe 
aupreme effort. At length the awful silence, more terrible than the wildest 
tumult of battle, was bi'oken by the roar of two hundred and fifty pieces of 
artillery from the opposite ridges, joining in a cannonade of unsurpassed 
violence — the Rebel batteries along two-thirds of their line pouring their 
fire upon Cemetery Hill, and the centre and left wing of our army. Hav- 
ing attempted in this way for two hours, but without success, to shake the 
steadiness of our lines, the enemy rallied his forces for a last grand assa-uli. 
Their attack was principally directed against the position of our Second 
Corps. Successive lines of Rebel infantry moved forward with equal spirit 
and steadiness from their cover on the wooded crest of Seminary Ridge, 
crossing the intervening plain, and, supported right and left by their choicest 
brigades, charged furiously up to our batteries. Our own brave troops of 




SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 195 

the Second Corps, supported by Dodbleday's division and Stannard's bri- 
gade of the First, received the shock with firmness ; the ground on both 
sides was long and fiercely contested, and was covered with the killed and the 
wounded ; the tide of battle flowed and ebbed across the plain, till, after "a 
determined and gallant struggle," as it is pronounced by General Lee, tlie 
Rebel advance, consisting of two-thirds of Hill's corps and the whole of 
Longstreet's — including Pickett's division, the elite of his corps, whicli 
had not yet been under fire, and was now depended upon to decide the fortune 
of this last eventful day — was driven back with prodigious slaughter, dis- 
comfitted and broken. While these events were in progross at our left cen- 
tre, the enemy was driven, with a considerable loss of prisoners, from a strong 
position en our extreme left, from which he was annoying our force on Little 
Round Top. In the terrific assault on our centre. Generals Hancock and 
Gibbon were wounded. In the Rebel army. Generals Armistead, Kem- 
per, Pettigrew and Trimble were wounded, the first named mortally, the 
latter also made prisoner. General Garnett was killed, and thirty-five hun- 
dred officers and men made prisoners. 

These were the expiring agonies of the three days' conflict, and with them 
the battle ceased. It was fought by the Union army with courage and 
skill, from the first cavalry skirmish on Wednesday morning to the fearful 
route of the enemy on Friday afternoon, by every arm and every rank of the 
service, by officers and men, by cavalry, artillery, and infantry. The supe- 
riority of numbers was with the enemy, who were led by the ablest com- 
manders in their service ; and if the Union force had the advantage of a 
strong position, the Confederates had that of choosing time and place, the 
prestige of former victories over the army of the Potomac, and of the success 
of the first day. Victory does not always fall to the lot of those who de- 
serve it ; but that so decisive a triumph, under circumstances like these, 
was gained by our troops, I would ascribe, under Providence, to the spirit 
of exalted patriotism that animated them, and the consciousness that tbey 
were fighting in a righteous cause. 

All hope of defeating our army, and securing what General Lee calls "the 
valuable results" of such an achievement, having vanished, he thought only 
of rescuing from destruction the remains of his shattered forces. In killed, 
wounded and missing, he had, as far as can be ascertained, sufi"ered a loss 
of about 37,000 men — rather more than a third of the army with which he 
is supposed to have marched into Pennsylvania. Perceiving that his only 
safety was in rapid retreat, he commenced withdrawing his troops at day- 
break on the 4th, throwing up field works in front of our left, which, assum- 
ing the appearance of a new position, were intended probably to protect 
the rear of his army in their retreat. That day — sad celebration of the 4th 
of July for an army of Americans — was passed by him in" hurrying off his 



196 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

trains. By nightfall, the main army was in full retreat upon the CashtowD 
and Fairfield roads, and it moved with such ])roeipitation, that, short as the 
nights were, by day-light the following morning, notwithstanding a heavy 
rain, the rear guard bad left its position. The struggle of the last two days 
resembled, in many respects, the battle of Waterloo ; and if, in the evening 
of the third day, General Meade, like the Duke of Wellington, had had the 
assistance of a powerful auxiliary army to take up the pursuit, the route 
of the Rebels woiild have been as complete as that of Napoleon. 

Owing to the circumstances just named, the intentions of the enemy were 
not apparent on the 4th. The moment his retreat was discovered, the fol- 
lowing morning, he was pursued by our cavalry on the Cashtown road and 
tlirough the Emmitsburg and Monterey passes, and by Sedgwick's corps 
on the Fairfield road. His rear guard was briskly attacked at Fairfield ; a 
great number of wagons and ambulances wore captured in the passes of the 
mountains ; the country swarmed with his stragglers, and bis wounded were 
literally emptied from the vehicles containing them into the farm houses on 
the road. General Lee, in his report, makes repeated mention of the Union 
prisoners whom he conveyed into Virginia, somewhat overstating their 
number. He states, also, that "such of his wounded as were in a condition 
to be removed" were forwarded to Williamsport. He does not mention 
that the number of his wounded 7iot removed, and left to the Christian care 
of the victors, was 7,540, not one of whom failed of any attention which it 
was possible, under the circumstances of the case, to afiford them, not one 
of whom, certainly, has been put upon Libby prison fare — lingering death 
by starvation. Heaven forbid, however, that we should claim any merit 
for the exercise of common humanity. 

Under the protection of the mountain ridge, whose narrow passes are 
easily held even by a retreating army. General Lee reached Williamsport In 
safety, and took up a strong position opposite to that place. General Meade 
necessarily pursued with the main army by a flank movement through Mid- 
dletown. Turner's Pass, having been secured by General French. Passing 
through the South mountain, the Union army came up with that of the Rebels 
on the 12th, and found it securely posted on the heights of Marsh run. The 
position was reconnoitred, and preparations made for an attack on the 13th. 
The depth of the river, swollen by the recent rains, authorized the expecta- 
tion that the enemy would be brought to a general engagement the follow- 
ing day. An advance was accordingly made by General Meade on the 
morning of the 14th ; but it was soon found that the Rebels had escaped in 
the night, with such haste that Ewbll's corps forded the river where the 
water was breast-high. The cavalry, which had rendered the most impor- 
tant services during the three days, and in harassing the enemy's retreat, 
was now sent in pursuit, and captured two guns and a large number of 



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prisoners. In an action wbich took place at Falling Waters, Gen. Pettigrew 
was mortally wounded. General Meade, in further jiursuit of the Rebels, 
crossed the Potomac at Berlin. Thus again covering the approaches to 
Washington, he compelled the enemy to pass the Blue Ridge at one of the 
npper gaps ; and in about sis weeks from the commencement of the cam- 
paign, General Lee found himself again on the south side of the RappahanJ^^ 
nock, with the probable loss of about a third part of his army. 

Such, most inadequately recounted, is the history of the ever-memorable 
three days, and of the events immediately preceding and following. It has 
been pretended, in order to diminish the magnitude of this disaster to the 
Rebel cause, that it was merely the repulse of an attack on a strongly de- 
fended position. The tremendous losses on both sides are a sulficient an- 
swer to this misrepresentation, and attest the courage and obstinacy with 
which the three days' battle was waged. Few of the great conflicts of 
modern times have cost victors and vanquished so great a sacrifice. On the 
Union side there fell, in the whole campaign, of generals killed, Reynolds, 
Weed and Zook, and wounded, Barlow, Barnes, Butterfield, Doubleday, 
Gibbon, Graham, Hancock, Sickles and Warren ; while of ofiicers below the 
rank of General, and men, there were 2,834 killed, 13,709 wounded, and 
6,643 missing. On the Confederate side, there were killed on the field or 
mortally wounded, Generals Armistead, Barksdale, Garnett, Pender, 
Pettigrew and Semmes, and wounded, Hetk, Hood, Johnson, Kemper, Kim- 
ball and Trimble. Of officers below the rank of general, and men, there 
were taken prisoners, including the wounded, 13,621, an amount ascertained 
officially. Of the wounded in a condition to be removed, of the killed and 
the missing, the enemy has made no return. They are estimated, from the 
best data which the nature of the case admits, at 23,000. General Meade 
also captured 3 cannon, and 41 standards ; and 24,978 small arms were col- 
lected on the battle-field. 

I must leave to others, who can do it from personal observation, to de- 
scribe the mournful spectacle presented by these hill- sides and plains at the 
close of the terrible conflict. It was a sayingof the Duke of Wellington, 
that next to a defeat, the saddest thing was a victory. The horrors of the 
battle field, after the contest is over, the sights and sounds of woe, — let me 
throw a pall over the scene, which no words can adequately depict to those 
who have not witnessed it, on which no one who has witnessed it, and who 
has a heart in his bosom, can bear to dwell. One drop of balm alone, one 
drop of heavenly, life-giving balm, mingles in this bitter cup of misery. 
Scarcely has the cannon ceased to roar, when the brethren and sisters of 
Christian benevolence, ministers of compassion, angles of pity, hasten to 
the field and the hospital, to moisten the parched tongue, to bind the ghast- 
ly wounds, to soothe the parting agonies alike of friend and foe, and to 



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catch the last whispered messages of love from dying lips. " Carry this 
miniature back to my dear wife, but do not take it from my bosom till I am 
gone." " Tell my little sister not to grieve for me ; I am willing to die for 
my country." "Oh, that my mother were herel" When, since AAaoN 
stood between the living and the dead, was there ever so gracious a ministry 
as this r It has been said that it is characteristic of Americans to treat 
women with a deference not paid to them in any other country. I will not 
undertake to say whether this is so ; but I will say, that, since this terrible 
war has been waged, the women of the loyal States, if never before, have 
entitled themselves to our highest admiration and gratitude, — alike those 
who at home, often with fingers unused to the toil, often bowed beneath 
their own domestic cares, have performed an amount of daily labor not ex- 
ceeded by those who work for their daily bread, and those who, in the hos- 
pital and the tents of the Sanitary ami Christian Commissions, have rendered 
services which millions could not buy. Happily, the labor and the service 
are their own reward. Thousands of matrons and thousands of maidens 
have experienced a delight in these homely toils' and services, compared 
with which the pleasures of the ball room and the opera house are tame 
and unsatisfactory. This, on earth, is reward enough, but a richer is in 
atore for them. Yes, brothers, sisters of charity, while you bind up the 
wounds of the poor sufferers — the humblest, perhaps, that have shed their 
hlood for the country — forget not Who it is that will hereafter say to you, 
•' Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my BREinREN, 
ye have done it unto me." 

And now, friends, fellow citizens, as we stand among these honored 
graves, the momentous question presents itself : Which of the two parties 
to the war is responsible for all this suffering, for this dreadful sacrifice of 
life, the lawful and constitutional government of the United States, or the 
ambitious men who have rebelled against it ? I say "rebelled" against it, 
although Earl Russell, the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 
Jnhis recent temperate and conciliatory speech in Scotland, seems to inti- 
mate that no prejudice ought to attach to that word, inasmuch as our Eng- 
lish forefathers rebelled against Charles I. and James II., and our Amerl- 
can fathers rebelled against George III. These, certainly, are venerable pre- 
cedents, but they prove only that it is just and proper to rebel against oppres- 
aive governments. They do not prove that it was just and proper for the son 
of James II. to rebel against GEORaE I., or his grandson Charles Edward to 
rebel against George II.; nor, as at seems to me, ought these dynastic strug- 
gles, little better than family quarrels, to be compared with this monstrous 
conspiracy against the American Union. These precedents do not prove 
that it was just and proper for the "disappointed great men" of the cotton- 
growing States to rebel against "the most beneficent government of which 



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history gives us any account," as the Yice President of the Confederacy, tn 
November, !S60, charged them with doing. They do not create a pre- 
sumption even in favor of the disloyal slaveholders of the South, who, living 
undera government of which Mr. Jefferson Davis, in the session of 1860-61, 
Sftid that it "was the best government ever instituted by man, unexcep- 
tionably administered, and under which the people have been prosperous 
beyond comparison with any other people whose career has been recorded 
in history," rebelled against it because their aspiring politicians, himself 
affnong the rest, were in danger of losing their monopoly of its offices. — 
What would have been thought by an impartial posterity of the American 
rebellion against George III., if the colonists had at all times been more 
than equally represented in parliament, and James Otis, and Patrick HENay, 
and Washington, and Franklin, and the Adamses, and Hancc<!K, and Jep- 
FERSON, and men of their stamp, had for two generations enjoyed the confi- 
dence of the sovereign and administered the government of the empire ? 
What would have been thought of the rebellion against Charles I., if Croji- 
WELL, and the men of his school, had been the responsible advisers of that 
prince from h'S accession to the throne, and then, on account of a partial 
change in the ministry, had brought his head to the block, and involved th-e 
country in a desolating war, for the sake of dismembering it and establisb- 
ing a new government south of the Trent ? What would have been thought 
of the Whigs of 1688, if they had themselves composed the cabinet of Jajees 
II., and been the advisers of the measures and the promoters of the policy 
which drove him into exile ? The Puritans of 164-0, and the Whigs of 1688, 
rebelled against arbitrary power in order to establish constitutional liberty. 
If they had risen against Charles and James because those monarchs favored 
equal rights, and in order themselves, "for the first time in the history of 
the world," to establish an oligarchy "founded on the corner-stone of slave- 
ry," they would truly have furnished a precedent for the Rebels of the 
South, but their cause would not have been sustained by the eloquence of 
Ptm, or of SoMERS, nor sealed with the blood of Hampd^^n or Russell. 

I call the war which the Confederates are waging against the Union a 
**rebellion," because it is one, and in grave matters it is best to call things 
by their right names. I speak of it as a crime, because the Constitution 
of the United States so regards it, and puts "rebellion" on a par with "ia- 
vasion." The Constitution and law not only of England, but of every civi- 
Ilzed country, regard them in the same light ; or rather they consider the 
rebel in arms as far worse than the alien enemy. To levy war against thfi 
United States is the constitutional definition of treason, and that crime is 
hy every civilized government regarded as the highest which citizen ex 
subject can commit. Not content with the sanctions of human justice, of 
all the crimes against the law of the land it is singled out for the denuncia- 



200 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

tions of religion. The litanies of every church in Christendom whose ritual 
embraces that office, as far as I am aware, from the metropolitan cathedrals 
of Europe to the humblest missionary chapel in the islands of the sea, concur 
•with the Church of England in imploring the So\rereign of the Universe, by 
the most awful adjurations which the heart of man can conceive or his 
tongue utter, to deliver us from "sedition, privy conspiracy and rebellion." 
And reason good ; for while a rebellion against tyranny — a rebellion de- 
signed, after prostrating arbitrary power, to establish free government on 
the basis of justice and truth — is an enterprise on which good men and 
acgels may look with complacency, an unprovoked rebellion of ambitious 
men against a beneficent government, for the purpose — the avowed pur- 
pose — of establishing, extending and perpetuating any form of injustice and 
wrong, is an imitation on earth of that first foul revolt of " the Infernal Ser- 
pent," against which the Supremo Majesty of Heaven sent forth the armed 
myriads of his angels, and clothed the right arm of his Son with the three- 
bolted thunders of omnipotence. 

Lord Bacon, in " the true marshalling of the sovereign degrees of honor," 
assigns the first place to " the Gonditores Imperiorum, founders of States 
and Commonwealths ;" and, truly, to build up from the discordant elements 
of our nature, the passions, the interests and the opinions of the individual 
man, the rivalries of family, clan and tribe, the influences of climate and 
geographical position, the accidents of peace and war accumulated for ages— 
to build up from these oftentimes warring elements a well-compacted, pros- 
perous and powerful State, if it were to be accomplished by one effort or in 
ome gei^eration, would require a more than mortal skill. To contribute in 
some notable degree to this, the greatest work of man, by wise and patri- 
otic council in peace and loyal heroism in war, is as high as human merit 
can well rise, and far more than to any of those to whom Bacon assigns 
this highest place of honor, whose names can hardly be repeated without a 
wondering smile — Romulus, Cyrus, CiESAR, Ottoman, Ismail — is it due to 
our WASHiNGTON, as the founder of the American Union. But if to achieve 
or help to achieve this greatest work of man's wisdom and virtue gives title 
to a place among the chief benefactors, rightful heirs of the benedictions, of 
mankind, by equal reason shall the bold, bad men who seek to undo the 
noble work, Eversores Imjjeriorum, destroyers of States, who for base and 
selfish ends rebel against beneficent governments, seek to overturn wise 
constitutions, to lay powerful republican Unions at the foot of foreign 
thrones, to bring on civil and foreign war, anarchy at home, dictation 
abroad, desolation, ruin — by equal reason, I say, yes, a thousandfold stronger 
.shall they inherit the execrations of the ages. 
>»^But to hide the deformity of the crime under the cloak of that sophistry 
which strives to make the worse appear the better reason, we are told by 



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the leaders of the Rebellion that in our complex system of government the 
seperate States are " sovereigns," and that the central power is only an 
" agency" established by these sovereigns to manage certain little afifairs — 
such, forsooth, as Peace, War, Army, Navy, Finance, Territory, and Rela- 
tions with the native tribes — which they could not so conveniently admin- 
ister themselves. It happens, unfortunately for this theory, that the Fed- 
eral Constitution (which has been adopted by the people of every State of 
the Union as much as their own State constitutions have been adopted, and 
is declared to be paramount to them) nowhere recognizes the States as 
'* sovereigns" — in fact, that, by their names, it does not recognize them at 
all ; while the authority established by that instrument is recognized, in its 
text, not as an " agency," but as " the Government of the United States." 
By that Constitution, moreover, which purports in its preamble to be or- 
dained and established by " the People of the United States," it is expressly 
provided, that " the members of the State legislatures, and all executive 
and judicial officers, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support the 
Constitution." Now it is a common thing, under all governments, for an 
agent to be bound by oath to be faithful to his sovereign ; but I never heard 
before of sovereigns being bound by oath to be faithful to their agency. 

Certainly I do not deny that the separate States are clothed with sove- 
reign powers for the administration of local affairs. It is one of the most 
beautiful features of our mixed system of government ; but it is equally 
true, that, in adopting the Federal Constitution, the States abdicated, by 
express renunciation, all the most important functions of national sovereign- 
ty, and, by one comprehensive, self-denying clause, gave up all right to 
contravene the Constitution of the United States. Specifically, and by enu- 
meration, they renounced all the most important prerogatives of independ- 
ent States for peace and for war, — the right to keep troops or ships of war 
in time of peace, or to engage in war unless actually invaded ; to enter inw) 
compact with another State or a foreign power ; to lay any duty on ton- 
nage, or any impost on exports or imports, without the consent of Congress ; 
to enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; to grant letters of 
marque and reprisal, and to emit bills of credit — while all these powers and 
many others are exprersly vested in the General Government. To ascribe 
to political communities, thus limited in their jurisdiction — who cannot even 
establish a post office on their own soil — the character of independent sove- 
reignty, and to reduce a national organization, clothed with all the trans- 
cendent powers of government, to the name and condition of an " agency" 
of the States, proves nothing but that the logic of secession is on a par with 
its loyalty and patriotism. 

Oh, but " the reserved rights ! " And what of the reserved rights ? The 
tenth amendment of the Constitution, supposed to provide for " reserved 



202 SOLDIERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

rights," is constantly misquoted. By that amendmeat, "the powers oot 
delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to 
the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The 
** powers " reserved must of course be such as could have been, but were 
not delegated to the United States, — could have been, but were not prohib- 
ited to the States ; but to speak of the right of an individual State to 
secede, as a power that could have been, though it was not delegated to the 
United Slates, is simple nonsense. 

But waiving this obvious absurdity, can it need a serious argument to 
prove that there can be no State right to enter into a new confederation re- 
served under a constitution which expressly prohibits a State to " enter 
into any treaty, alliance, or confederation," or any "agreement or compact 
with another State or a foreign power?" To say that the State may, by 
enacting the preliminary farce of secession, acquire the right to do the pro- 
hibited things — to say, for instance, that though the States, in forming the 
Constitution, delegated to the United States and prohibited to themselves 
the power of declaring war, there was by implication reserved to each State 
the right of seceding and then declaring war ; that, though they expressly 
prohibited to the States and delegated to the United States the entire treatp- 
making power, they reserved by implication (for au'express reservation is 
not pretended) to the individual States, to Florida, for instance, the rigirt 
to secede, and then to make a treaty with Spain retroceding that Spanish 
colony, and thus surrendering to a foreign power the key to the Gulf of 
Mexico, — to maintain propositions like these, with whatever affected seri- 
otisness it is done, appears to me egregious trifling. 

Pardon me, my friends, for dwelling on these wretched sophistries. Bu;fe 
it is these which conducted the armed hosts of rebellion to your doors on 
the terrible and glorious days of July, and which have brought upon the 
whole land the scourge of an aggressive and wicked war — a war which can 
have no other termination compatible with the permanent safety and wel- 
fare of the country but the complete destruction of the military power of 
the enemy. I have, on other occasions, attempted to show that to yield to 
his demands and acknowledge his independence, thus resolving the Union 
at once into two hostile governments, with a certainty of further disintegra- 
tion, would annihilate the strength and the influence of the country as a 
member of the family of nations ; afford to foreign powers the opportunity 
aiid the temptation for humiliating and disastrous interference in our affairs ; 
wrest from the Middle and Western States some of their great natural out- 
lets to the sea and of their most important lines of internal communication ; 
deprive the commerce and navigation of the country of two-thirds of our 
sea coast and of the fortresses which protect it ; not only so, but would eat- 
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a good sized Northern county — or rather the dominant party in each State, 
to cede its territory, its harbors, its fortresses, the mouths of its rivers, to 
any foreign power. It cannot be that the people of the loyal States — that 
twenty-two millions of brave and prosperous freemen — will, for the temp- 
tation of a brief truce in an eternal border war, consent to this hideous na- 
tional suicide. X 
Do not think that I exaggerate the consequences of yielding to the de- 
mands of the leaders of the rebellion. I understate them. They require 
cef us not only all the sacrifices I have named, not only the cession to them, 
a foreign and hostile power, of all the territory of the United States at 
present occupied by the Rebel forces, but the abandonment to them of the 
vast regions we have rescued from their grasp — of Maryland, of a part of 
Eastern Virginia and the whole of Western Virginia ; the sea coast of North 
and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida; Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mis- 
8CHiri ; Arkansas, and the larger portion of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas 
— in most of which, with the exception of lawless guerillas, there is not a 
Rebel in arms, in all of which the great majority of the people are loyal to 
the Union. "We must give back, too, the helpless colored population, thou- 
sands of whom are perilling their lives in the ranks of our armies, to a bon- 
dage rendered tenfold more biiter by the momentary enjoyment of freedom. 
Finally, we must surrender every man in the Southern country, white or 
black, who has moved a finger or spoken a word for the restoration of the 
Union, to a reign of terror as remorseless as that of Robespierre, which has 
been the chief instrument by which the Rebellion has been organized and 
sastained, and which has already filled the prisons of the South with noble 
men, whose only crime is that they are not the worst of criminals. > Th« 
South is full of such men. I do not believe there has been a day since the 
election of President Lincoln, when, if an ordinance of secession could have 
l:>een fairly submitted, after a free discussion, to the mass of the people in 
any single Southern State, a majority of ballots would have been given in 
Us favor. No, not in South Carolina. It is not possible that the majority 
of the people, even of that State, if permitted, without fear or favor, to 
give a ballot on the question, would have abandoned a leader like Pktigru, 
and all the memories of the Gadsdens, the Rutledges, and the Coteswoeth 
PiSCKNEYs of the revolutionary and constitutional age, to follow the agita- 
tors of the present day. 

Nor must we be deterred from the vigorous prosecution of the war by the 
suggestion, continually thrown out by the Rebels and those who sympathize 
with them, that, however it might have been at an earlier stage, there has 
been engendered by the operations of the war a state of exasperation and 
bitterness which, independent of all reference to the original nature of the 
matters in controversy, will forever prevent the restoration of the Union, 



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and the return of harmony between the two great sections of the country. 
This opinion I take to be entirely without foundation. 

No man can deplore more than I do the miseries of every kind unavoida- 
bly incident to war. Who could stand on this spot and call to mind the 
scenes of the first days of July with any other feeling ? A sad foreboding 
of what would ensue, if war should break out between North and South, has 
haunted me through life, and led me, perhaps too long, to tread in the path 
<rf hopeless compromise, in the fond endeavor to conciliate those who were 
predetermined not to be conciliated. But it is not true, as is pretended by 
the Rebels and their sympathizers, that the war has been carried on b}^ the 
United States without entire regard to those temperaments which are em- 
joined by the law of nations, by our modern civilization, and by the spirit 
of Christianity. It would be quite easy to point out, in the recent military 
history of the leading European powers, acts of violence and cruelty, in the 
prosecution of their wars, to which no parallel can be found among us. In 
fact, when we consider the peculiar bitterness with which civil wars are 
almost invariably waged, we may justly boast of the manner in which the 
United States have carried on the contest. It is of course impossible to 
prevent the lawless acts of stragglers and deserters, or the occasional un- 
warrantable proceedings of subordinates on distant stations ; but I do not 
believe there is, in all history, the record of a civil war of such gigantic 
dimensions where so little has been done in the spirit of vindictiveness as in 
this war, by the Government and commanders of the United States ; and 
tJiis notwithstanding the provocation given by the Rebel Government by 
assuming the responsibility of wretches like Quantrell, refusing quarter to 
colored troops and scourging and selling into slavery free colored men from 
the North who fall into their hands, by covering the sea with pirates, re- 
fusing a just exchange of prisoners, while they crowd their armies with 
paroled prisoners not exchanged, and starving prisoners of war to death. 

In the next place, if there are any present who believe that, in addition 
to the effect of the military operations of the war, the confiscation acts and 
emancipation proclamations have embittered the Rebels beyond the possi- 
bility of reconciliation, I would request them to reflect that the tone of the 
Rebel leaders and Rebel press was just as bitter in the first months of the 
war, nay, before a gun was fired, as it is now. There were speeches made 
in Congress in the very last session before the outbreak of the Rebellion, so 
ferocious as to show that their authors were under the influence of a real 
frenzy. At the present day, if there is any discrimination made by the 
Confederate press in the affected scorn, hatred and contumely with which 
every shade of opinion and sentiment in the loyal States is treated, the 
bitterest contempt is bestowed upon those at the North who still speak the 



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language of compromise, and who condemn those measures of the adminis- 
ti-ation which are alleged to have rendered the return of peace hopeless. 

No, my friends, that gracious Providence which overrules all things for 
the best, "from seeming evil still educing good," has so constituted onr 
natures, that the violent excitement of the passions in one direction is gen- 
erally followed by a reaction in an opposite direction, and the sooner for 
the violence. If it were not so — if injuries inflicted and retaliated of ne- 
cessity led to new retaliations, with forever accumulating compound interest 
of revenge, then the world, thousands of years ago, would have been turned 
into an earthly hell, and the nations of the earth would have been resolved 
into clans of furies and demons, each forever warring with his neighbor. 
But it is not so ; all history teaches a different lesson. The Wars of the 
Roses in England lasted an entire generation, from the battle of St. Albans 
in 14)0^ to that of Bosworth Field in 1485. Speaking of the former, Hume 
says : " This was the first blood spilt in that fatal quarrel, which was not 
finished in less than a course of thirty years ; which was signalized by 
twelve pitched battles : which opened a scene of extraordinary fierceness 
and cruelty ; is computed to have cost the lives of eighty princes of the 
blood ; and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England. The 
strong attachments which, at that time, men of the same kindred bore to 
esach other, and the vindictive spirit which was considered a point of honor, 
rendered the great families implacable in their resentments, and widened 
every moment the breach between the parties." Such was the state of 
things in England under which an entire generation grew up ; but when 
Henry YIL, in whom the titles of the two Houses were united, went up to 
London after the battle of Bosworth Field, to mount the throne, he was 
everywhere received with joyous acclamations, "as one ordained and sent 
from heaven to put an end to the dissensions" which had so long afflicted 
the country. 

The great rebellion of England of the seventeenth century, after long and 
angry premonitions, may be said to have begun with the calling of the Long 
Parliament in iGiO, and to have ended with the return of Charles II., in 
1660 — twenty years of discord, conflict and civil war ; of confiscation, plun- 
der, havoc ; a proud hereditary peerage trampled in the dust ; a national 
church overturned, its clergy beggared, its most eminent prelate put to 
death ; a military despotism established on the ruins of a monarchy which 
had subsisted seven hundred years, and the legitimate sovereign brought to 
the block; the great families which adhered to the king proscribed, impov- 
erished, ruined ; prisoners of war — a fate worse than starvation in Libby — 
sold to slavery in the West Indies ; in a word, everything that can embitter 
and madden contending factions. Such was the state of things for twenty 
years ; and yet, by no gentle transition, but suddenly, and "when the resto- 



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ration of affairs appeared most hopeless," the son of the beheaded sovereign 
was brought back to his father's blood-stained throne, with such "unex- 
pressible and universal joy" as led the merry monarch to exclaim, "he 
doubted it had been his own fault he had been absent so long, for he saw 
nobody who did not protest he had ever wished for his return." "In this 
wonderful manner," says Clarendon, "and with this incredible expedition 
did God put an end to a rebellion that had raged near twenty years, and 
had been carried on with all the horrid circumstances of murder, devasta- 
tion and parracide that fire and sword, in the hands of the most wicked men 
in the world," (it is a royalist that is speaking,) "could be instruments of, 
almost to the desolation of two kingdoms, and the exceeding defacing and 

deforming of the third By these remarkable steps did the merciful 

hand of God, in this short space of time, not only bind up and heal all those 
wounds, but even made the scar as undiscernable as, in respect of the deep- 
ness, was possible, which was a glorious addition to the deliverance." 

In Germany, the wars of the Reformation and of Charlbs Y., in the six- 
teenth century, the Thirty Years' war in the seventeenth century, the Seven 
Years' war in the eighteenth century, not to speak of other less celebrated 
contests, entailed upon that country all the miseries of intestine strife for 
more than three centuries. At the close of the last named war — which was 
the shortest of all, and waged in the most civilized age — "an officer," says 
AttCHENHOLZ, "rode through seven villages in Hesse, and found in them but 
one human being." More than three hundred principalities, comprehended 
in the Empire, fermented with the fierce passions of proud and petty' States; 
at the commencement of this period the castles of robber counts frowned 
upon every hill- top ; a dreadful secret tribunal, whose seat no one knew, 
whose power none could escape, froze the hearts of men with terror through- 
out the land ; religious hatred mingled its bitter poison in the seething 
caldron of provincial animosity ; but of all these deadly enmities between 
the States of Germany scarcely the memory remains. There are controver- 
sies in that country, at the present day, but they grow mainly out of the 
rivalry of the two leading powers. There is no country in the worJd in 
which the sentiment of national brotherhood is stronger. 

In Italy, on the breaking up of the Roman Empire, society might be said 
to be resolved into its original elements — into hostile atoms, whose only 
movement was that of mutual repulsion. Ruthless barbarians had destroy- 
ed the old organizations, and covered the land with a merciless feudalism. 
As the new civilization grew up, under the wing of the church, the noble 
families and the walled towns fell madly into conflict with each other ; the 
secular feud of Pope and Emperor scourged the land ; province against 
province, city against city, street against street, waged remorseless war 
with each other from father to son, till Dante was able to fill his imaginary 



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hell with the real demons of Italian history. So ferocious had the faotiona 
become, that the great poet-exile himself, the glory of his native city and 
of his native language, was, by a decree of the municipality, condemned to 
be burned alive if found in the city of Florence. But these deadly feuds 
tmd hatred yielded to political influences, as the hostile cities ^vere grouped 
into States under stable governments ; the lingering traditions of the ancient 
animosities gradually died away, and now Tuscan and Lombard, Sardinian 
and Neapolitan, as if to shame the degenerate sons of America, are joining 
in one cry for a united Italy. 

In France, not to go back to the civil wars of the League, in the sixteenth 
certury, and of the Fronde, in the seventeenth ; not to speak of the dreadful 
scenes throughout the kingdom, which followed the revocation of the edict 
of Nantes ; we have, in the great revolution which commenced at the close 
of the last century, seen the blood-hounds of civil strife let loose as rarely 
before in the history of the world. The reign of terror established at Paris 
Stretched its bloody Briarean arms to every city and village in the land, and 
if the most deadly feuds which ever divided a people had the power to cause 
permanent alienation and hatred, this surely was the occasion. But far 
otherwise the fact. In seven years from the fall of Robespierre, the strong 
ann of the youthful conqueror brought order out of this chaos of crime and 
woe ; Jacobins whose hands were scarcely cleansed from the best blood of 
France met the returning emigrants, whose estates they had confiscated and 
^s1lOse kindred they had dragged to the guillotine, in the Imperial antecham- 
bers ; and when, after another turn of the wheel of fortune, Louis XVIII. 
was restored to his throne, he took the regicide Fouchb, who had voted for 
his brother's death, to his cabinet and confidence. 

The people of loyal America will never ask you, sir, to take to yourcon- 
fiSence or admit again to a share in the government the hard-hearted men 
whose cruel lust of power has brought this desolating war upon the land, 
but there is no personal bitterness felt even against them. They may live, 
if they can bear to live after wantonly causing the death of so many thou- 
sands of their fellow-men ; they may live in safe obscurity beneath the shel- 
ter of the government they have sought to overthrow, or they may fly to 
flie protection of the governments of Europe — some of them are already 
tiiere, seeking, happily in vain, to obtain the aid of foreign powers in fur- 
therance of their own treason. There let them stay. The humblest dead 
soldier, that lies cold and stiff in his grave before us, is an object of envy 
beneath the clods that cover him, in comparison with the living man, I care 
nest with what trumpery credentials he may be furnished, who is willing to 
grovel at the foot of a foreign throne for assistance in compassing the ruin 
of his country. 

But the hour is coming and now is, when the p<3wer of the leaders of the 



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Rebellion to delude and inflame must cease. There is no bitterness on the 
part of the masses. The people of the South are not going to wage an 
eternal war, for the wretched pretext by which this Rebellion is sought to 
l)e justified. The bonds that unite us as one people — a substantial commu- 
nity of origin, language, belief, and law, (the four great ties that hold the 
societies of men together;) common national and political interests; a com- 
mon history ; a common pride in a glorious ancestry ; a common interest in 
this great heritage of blessings ; the very geographical features of the coun- 
try; the mighty rivers that cross the lines of climate and thus facilitate the 
interchange of natural and industrial products, while the wonder-working 
arm of the engineer has levelled the mountain-walls which separate the 
East and West, compelling your own Alleghenies, my Maryland and Penn- 
sylvania friends, to open wide their everlasting doors to the chariot-wheels 
of traffic and travel ; these bonds of union are of perennial force and energy, 
while the causes of alienation are imaginary, factitious, and transient. The 
heart of the people, North and South, is for the Union. Indications, too 
plain to be mistaken, announce the fact, both in the East and the West of 
the States in rebellion. In North Carolina and Arkansas the fatal charm 
at length is broken. At Raleigh and Little Rock the lips of honest and 
brave men are unsealed, and an independent press is unlimbering its artil- 
lery. When its rifled cannon shall begin to roar, the hosts of treasonable 
sophistry — the mad delusions of the day — will fly like the Rebel army 
through the passes of yonder mountain. The weary masses of the people 
are yearning to see the dear old flag again floating upon their capitols, and 
they sigh for the return of the peace, prosperity, and happiness, which they 
enjoj'ed under a government whose power was felt only in its blessings. 

And now, friends, fellow citizens of Gettysburg and Pennsylvania, and 
you from remoter States, let me again, as we part, invoke your benediction 
Ml these honored graves. You feel, though the occasion is mournful, that 
it is good to be here. You feel that it was greatly auspicious for the cause 
of the country, that the men of the East and the men of the West, the men 
of nineteen sister States, stood side by side, on the perilous ridges of the 
battle. You now feel it a new bond of union, that they shall lie side by 
side, till the clarion, louder than that which marshalled them to the combat, 
shall awake their slumbers. God bless the Union ; it is dearer to us for 
the blood of brave men which has been shed in its defance. The spots on 
which they stood and fell ; these pleasant heights; the fertile plain beneath 
them; the thriving village whose streets so lately rang with the strange 
din of war ; the fields beyond the ridge, where the noble Reynoli-s held tbe 
advancing foe at bay, and, while he gave up his own life, assured by his 
forethought and self-sacrifice the triamph of the two succeeding days; the 
little streams which wind through the hills, on whose banks in aiier-times 



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the w<»>dering ploughmen will turn up, with the rude weapons of savage 
warfare, the fearful missiles of modern artillery; Seminary Ridge, the 
Peach Orchard, Cemetery, Gulp, and Wolf Hill, Round Top, Little Round 
Top, humble names, henceforwarded dear and famous — no lapse of time, no 
distance of space, shall cause you to be forgotten. "The whole earth," 
said Peeioles, as he stood over the remains of his fellow citizens, who had 
fallen in the first year of the Peloponnesian war, "the whole earth is the 
sepulchre of illustrious men." All time, he might have added, is the mil- 
lennium of their glory. Surely I would do no injustice to the other noble 
achievements of the war, which have reflected such honor on both arms of 
the service, and have entitled the armies and the navy of the United States, 
their ofl&cers and men, to the warmest thanks and the richest rewards which 
a grateful people can pay. But they, I am sure, will join us in saying, as 
we bid farewell to the dust of these martyr-heroes, that wheresoever 
throughout the civilized world the accounts of this great warfare are read, 
and down to the latest period of recorded time, in the glorious annals of our 
common country, there will be no brighter page than that which relates 
The Battles of Gettysburg. 



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HYMN 

COMPOSED BY B. B. FRENCH, ESQ., AT GETTYSBURG, 

'Tis holy ground — 
This spot, where, in their graves, 
We place our country's braves. 
Who fell in Freedom's holy cause. 
Fighting for liberties and laws ; 

Let tears abound. 

Here let them rest ; 
And summer's heat and winter's cold 
Shall glow and freeze above this mould — 
A thousand years shall pass away — 
A nation still shall mourn this clay, 

Which now is blest. 

Here, where they fell. 
Oft shall the widow's tear be shed. 
Oft shall fond parents mourn their dead j 
The orphan here shall kneel and weep, 
And maidens, where their lovers sleep, 

Their woes shall tell. 

Great God in Heaven 1 
Shall all this sacred blood be shed ? 
Shall we thus mourn our glorious dead ? 
• Oh, shall the end be wrath and woe, 
The knell of Freedom's overthrow, 

A country riven ? 

It will not be I 
We trust, God ! thy gracious power 
To aid us in our darkest hour. 
This be our prayer — " Father I save 
A people's freedom from its grave. 

All praise to Thee!" 



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DEDICATORY ADDRESS 

OB- 

PRESIDENT LINCOLN. 



Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this conti- 
nent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition 
that all men are created equal. 

Novs^ we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or 
any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met 
on a great battle-field of that war. We are met to dedicate a portion of it 
as the final resting-place of those who here gave their lives that that nation 
might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. 

But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we can- 
not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled 
here have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract. The 
world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never 
forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated 
here to the unfinished work that they have thus far so nobly carried on. It 
is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us— 
that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to the cause for 
which they here gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly 
resolve that the dead shall not have died in vain ; that the nation shall, 
under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that the government of the 
people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth. 



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BENEDICTION 

BY 

REV. H. L. BAUGHER, D. D., 

PRESIDENT OP PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE, GETTYSBURG. 



O Thou King of kings and Lord of lords, God of the nations of the earth, 
who, by Thy kind providence hast permitted us to engage in these solemn 
services, grant us thy blessing. 

Bless this consecrated ground, and these holy graves. Bless the Presi- 
dent of these United States, and his Cabinet. Bless the Governors and 
the Representatives of the States here assembled with all needed grace to 
conduct the affairs committed into their hands, to the glory of thy name, 
and the greatest good of the people. 

May this great nation be delivered from treason and rebellion at home, 
and from the power of enemies abroad. And now may the grace of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God our Heavenly Father, and the fellow- 
ship of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. 



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